Now Launching — Australian Maritime

Restoring Australia's place
in international shipping

IPG Shipping Services is an Australian-controlled maritime logistics platform connecting regional producers, exporters, and supply chains to the world — beginning now, building toward something transformative.

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$400m
Addressable Trans-Tasman
Breakbulk Market p.a.
3
Major Trade Corridors
Served at Launch
$20bn
Integrated Port-Rail
Infrastructure Program
2.2m
TEU Target Capacity
by 2040
Trans-Tasman Launch Service
Port Kembla · Brisbane · Marsden Point · Mount Maunganui · Lyttelton — operating now with a dedicated multipurpose vessel
Q2 2026
Departure

A sovereign shipping capability
built for Australian trade

IPG Shipping Services (IPGS) is the commercial keystone of Australia's most ambitious freight and logistics program — an Australian-controlled platform delivering container, breakbulk, and bulk shipping services across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

For too long, Australian exporters have depended on foreign-controlled carriers and congested southern ports. IPGS changes that — bringing sovereign capability, direct regional access, and integrated inland connections to the market, starting now.

01

Container Shipping

Scheduled liner services connecting Australian ports directly to Southeast Asia, expanding with demand.

02

Breakbulk & Project Cargo

Purpose-built multipurpose vessel capability for steel, cement, timber, and oversized cargo across the Tasman.

03

Integrated Inland Logistics

Rail-first connections to inland port precincts — the commercial trigger for a $20 billion infrastructure ecosystem.

Australia's supply chain
needs a structural solution

  • Over 98% of Australia's international trade travels by sea — yet the nation has no sovereign shipping line of scale serving its own producers and importers.
  • Container logistics are centralised in a handful of metropolitan ports, creating congestion, cost escalation, and vulnerability to geopolitical disruption.
  • Central Queensland producers — beef, cotton, pulses, grains, horticulture — must truck their goods hundreds of kilometres south to access container services, embedding cost into mature supply chains.
  • More than 3 million additional TEU of freight demand is forecast on Australia's east coast over the next decade — requiring new, integrated infrastructure now.
98
98%
of Australia's international merchandise
trade moves by sea
3m
3M+
additional TEU forecast demand
on Australia's east coast by 2035
$16
$15.6bn
Queensland agricultural exports in
2024–25, largely containerised
3x
2–3×
cost premium of long-haul truck
freight vs equivalent rail movement

Three phases of expanding reach

IPGS is launching now — not as a concept, but as an operating business with contracted cargo, a deployed vessel, and a clear pathway to scale.

Launching Q2 2026
MVP Pilot Phase · Months 1–9
Trans-Tasman
Breakbulk Service
Port Kembla Brisbane NZ Ports

A dedicated multipurpose vessel on a continuous trans-Tasman rotation, targeting the AUD $400 million breakbulk market. Carrying steel, cement, timber, project cargo, and limited container capacity, this service establishes operational credibility and early revenue while validating freight flows.

  • 12,914 DWT multipurpose general cargo vessel
  • Ports: Marsden Point, Mount Maunganui, Lyttelton
  • Contracted cargo partners including steel and timber
  • Australian-controlled operator with local expertise
Phase 1
Liner Shipping Expansion
Australia–
Southeast Asia
Newcastle· Gladstone· Darwin· Indonesia· Port Klang

Following successful MVP execution, IPGS transitions to scheduled container liner services on a direct Australia–Indonesia route — the only direct bilateral connection of its kind. Three to five geared 2,500 TEU vessels will provide frequency and reliability for exporters and importers across the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.

  • 2,500 TEU geared container vessels
  • Direct Australia–Indonesia service, both directions
  • Transhipment to ISC, Bay of Bengal, Middle East
  • Gateway for NT natural resources and agri-products
Horizon
Network Maturity
Gladstone as a
Regional Hub
Gladstone Hub· Pan-Asian Network

As Project Velocity's container terminal achieves scale, IPGS evolves into the anchor shipping activation of a hub-and-spoke network — where deep-sea vessels call centrally at Gladstone and smaller feeder services distribute containers across east coast and regional ports. This mirrors global best practice and transforms Australia's trade architecture.

  • 2.0–2.2 million TEU capacity by 2040
  • Fully integrated with inland rail at Calliope Station
  • Cold-chain, agri, and manufacturing cargo streams
  • Part of a $20 billion coordinated infrastructure system

Built for the produce of a nation

Central Queensland is one of Australia's most productive export regions. IPGS provides the missing logistics link — the gateway these industries have lacked.

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Beef & Processed Meat

Australia's largest cattle inventory calls Central Queensland home. Largely containerised, these exports now have a closer gateway to Asian markets.

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Grains & Pulses

Wheat, sorghum, chickpeas, and cotton — high-growth commodities ideally suited to containerised export, with active demand already engaged at Gladstone.

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Horticulture & Cold Chain

Avocados, macadamias, and refrigerated produce demand reliable cold-chain logistics. Reefer-capable vessels and purpose-built cold storage connect growers to global buyers.

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Steel, Cement & Project Cargo

Breakbulk specialists: steel coils from BlueScope, timber from New Zealand's Red Stag, construction materials and project equipment requiring specialist lift solutions.

Energy & Resources

Alumina, magnesia, and mineral exports from Gladstone's established industrial base — combined with emerging critical minerals and clean energy components.

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Imports & FMCG

Southeast Asian manufactured goods, consumer products, and project imports for Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland — direct, without southern port congestion.

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Manufacturing & Industrial

Engineered equipment, defence supply chain components, and industrial materials supporting Queensland's advanced manufacturing and resources precincts.

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Dairy & Processed Food

Core national container exports — dairy, processed agricultural products, and value-added food manufacturing benefiting from improved regional port access.

The commercial keystone of
Project Velocity

IPGS is not a standalone shipping line. It is the commercial catalyst that proves demand, de-risks the investment, and activates the broader $20 billion port-to-rail-to-inland logistics system that will transform Gladstone into Australia's most advanced container gateway.

49yr

Long-Term Tenure

Approximately 650,000m² secured at Auckland Point, Gladstone, under a long-term lease with extension to enable lifecycle investment.

2.7k

Hectares at Calliope Station

Inland Port precinct on the Moura rail line — staging, consolidation, cold-chain, and customs functions, decoupled from the waterfront.

580

Kilometres of Rail Corridor

Integrated rail network connecting Gladstone to inland production regions, with connections to Emerald, Rockhampton, and future Inland Rail.

PORT 🚢 VESSEL IPGS LOGISTICS HUB 🚂 RAIL 🏭 INLAND PORT

IPGS operates as the integrated shipping activation arm of Project Velocity — converting forecast demand into live trade volumes and providing the commercial foundation for the broader container terminal, cold-chain, rail, and inland logistics investment.

AUSTRALIA
Australia's east coast container logistics must be restructured — and Gladstone, with its deep harbour, strategic location, and untapped regional freight base, is the catalyst that makes it possible.
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Sovereign Capability

Re-establishing an Australian-controlled presence in international shipping — reducing dependence on foreign carriers and diversifying the national supply chain.

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Regional Empowerment

Giving Central Queensland producers direct access to global container markets — rather than requiring long road hauls to Brisbane just to export their goods.

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Sustainable by Design

Rail-first logistics, electrification-ready infrastructure, and reduced road freight emissions — aligned with Reef 2050 and Australia's net zero objectives.

Ready to move
cargo with us?

Whether you're an exporter looking for a direct regional gateway, an importer seeking reliable Australian connections to Southeast Asia, or a stakeholder interested in the broader Project Velocity program — we want to hear from you.

Parent Company

Interport Global (IPG)

www.interport.global

Financial Partner

Allcap Securities

Suite 30.01, Level 30, 25 Bligh Street, Sydney NSW 2000

allcapsecurities.com.au

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