Quantem Bulk Liquid Storage & Handling

What Quantem Bulk Liquid Storage & Handling does

Quantem Bulk Liquid Storage & Handling is the leading independent bulk liquid storage operator in Australia and New Zealand, running an open-access, common-user network of 12 strategically located port-side terminals with over 677,000 cubic metres of total installed storage capacity and a workforce of more than 200 employees. The network spans Pelican Point (Adelaide), Port Botany (Sydney), Pinkenba (Brisbane), Port of Melbourne, Geelong, North Fremantle, Largs Bay, Devonport and two New Zealand sites (Mount Maunganui and New Plymouth), handling a diversified mix of petroleum fuels (diesel, gasoline, Jet A1, avgas), corrosive and industrial chemicals, vegetable and edible oils, tallow, bitumen and base oils.

The company's technology platform is a physical infrastructure network: more than 470 tanks across the 12 sites, pipeline transfers (ship-to-shore and site-to-site), road tanker loading and discharge, drum/IBC/Pallecon/ISO tank filling, containerised flexi bag handling, mixing and blending, oils-and-fats bleaching, nitrogen blanketing, steam heating and weighbridge services. Em

Name

Quantem Bulk Liquid Storage & Handling

Legal name

Hyperion Investments Australia Pty Ltd (parent of the Quantem Group; ABN 36 600 693 945)

Website

https://quantem.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Quantem is the leading independent bulk liquid storage and handling operator in Australia and New Zealand, running an open-access, common-user network of 12 port-side terminals with over 677,000 m³ of capacity serving fuel majors, chemicals customers and edible oil/tallow producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bulk Liquid Storage & Terminal Services

NAICS

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Terminal Services & Operations (Stevedoring, Sampling, Weighing, Blending) (TLAHABAO)

Keywords

• Bulk liquid storage
• Terminal storage services
• Petroleum tank storage
• Chemical storage terminals
• Port logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bulk liquid storage and handling services: Recurring storage fees and handling charges from customers storing chemicals, petroleum products, and vegetable/edible oils across 12 terminals (over 677,000 m3 total capacity). Open-access model allows multiple customers per terminal, generating diversified, contract-based recurring revenue.
2. Pipeline transfer, distribution and value-added handling services: Revenue from ship-to-shore pipeline transfers, site-to-site pipeline transfers, road tanker loading/discharge, drumming and IBC/ISO filling, mixing/blending, drum storage, and bleaching services. Typically sold alongside storage contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Quantem provides independent, open-access bulk liquid storage and handling services through a network of 12 strategically located port terminals across Australia and New Zealand, with over 677,000 cubic metres of installed capacity. Customers receive multi-product tankage for fuels, chemicals and edible oils together with pipeline transfer, road tanker loading, drumming/IBC/ISO filling, blending, bleaching and steam heating, all operated under ISO-accredited HSEQ systems.

Product overview

Quantem offers a single integrated bulk liquid storage and handling platform delivered through a network of 12 strategically located terminals across Australia and New Zealand, with a total installed storage capacity of more than 677,000 cubic metres and a workforce of over 200 employees. The platform combines physical terminal assets (Pelican Point, Port Botany, Pinkenba, Port of Melbourne, Geelong, Mount Maunganui, North Fremantle, Largs Bay, New Plymouth, and Devonport) with a common service layer that includes Bulk Liquid Storage Services, Ship-to-Site Pipeline Transfer, Road Tanker Truck Loading & Discharge, Drum/IBC/Pallecon/ISO Tank Filling & Handling, Containerised Flexi Bag Loading & Unloading, and Bulk Liquid Mixing & Blending. Quantem is also pursuing a renewable/lower-carbon extension of this platform via the Portland terminal scoping study (renewable methanol, SAF) and an ARENA-funded feasibility study covering energy efficiency and electrification at its Queensland, Victorian, and NSW sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Liquid Storage Services Core storage service for bulk liquid products at Quantem's 12-terminal network, handling a wide range of products from highly corrosive chemicals to refined oils, fuels and tallow, sold to enterprise fuel, chemical and edible oil customers under bespoke multi-year contracts.
• Ship-to-Site Pipeline Transfer Transfer of bulk liquid products to and from ships by pipeline, including direct pipeline transfer of product to local manufacturing customers and site-to-site pipeline transfers across the terminal network.
• Road Tanker Truck Loading & Discharge Loading and discharge services for road tanker trucks at Quantem terminals to support distribution of bulk liquids to the local market across the Australian and New Zealand network.
• Drum, IBC, Pallecon and ISO Tank Filling & Handling Filling and handling of 200 litre drums, 1000 litre pallecons, IBCs and ISO tanks at Quantem terminals, including drum storage as part of the service offering, serving chemical, edible oil and fuel customers.
• Containerised Flexi Bag Loading & Unloading Loading and unloading of 20' containerised flexi bags for the transport of bulk liquid products at Quantem terminals.
• Bulk Liquid Mixing & Blending Mixing and blending of bulk liquid products to customer specifications, including fuel blending at Port Botany and oils/fats blending, offered alongside storage contracts.
• Pelican Point Terminal (Adelaide, SA) Bulk liquid storage terminal at 104 Pelican Point Road, Outer Harbour, South Australia, with 11 tanks (200 m³ to 30,000 m³) and 175,200 m³ total capacity, handling gasoline and diesel, with 2 dock lines and max LOA 300 m / draft 13.8 m.
• Port Botany Terminal (Sydney, NSW) Multi-site terminal at Port Botany, NSW, with 117 tanks (450 m³ to 9,000 m³) and 147,000 m³ total capacity, handling Jet A1, avgas, diesel, fats & oils, industrial chemicals and acids, with 14 dock lines, fuel blending, and additional land available for new tanks.
• Pinkenba Terminal (Brisbane, QLD) Terminal at Pinkenba, QLD, with 85 tanks (50 m³ to 25,000 m³) and 113,184 m³ total capacity, handling fats & oils, combustible, corrosive and flammable liquids with services including drumming, oils and fats bleaching, weighbridge, steam heating and nitrogen blanketing.
• Port of Melbourne Terminal (West Melbourne, VIC) Terminal at West Melbourne, VIC, with 130 tanks (50 m³ to 2,500 m³) and 99,476 m³ total capacity, handling flammable, combustible, fats & oils, and hazardous/non-hazardous products via 10 dock lines at No 1 Maribyrnong with product heating, drumming and blending.
• Geelong Terminal (Corio, VIC) Terminal at Corio, Victoria, with 31 tanks (300 m³ to 10,000 m³) and 79,137 m³ total capacity, handling flammable liquids, caustics, edible oils, tallows and bitumen via 5 dock lines at the Refinery Pier in Corio Bay.
• Mount Maunganui Terminal (NZ) Terminal at Mt Maunganui, NZ, with 31 tanks (100 m³ to 2,650 m³) handling Class 3 flammable liquids, Class 8 corrosive liquids, vegetable oils and tallow, with drum/Pallecon/IBC/ISO tank filling, blending, pipeline transfer to local manufacturing, and hot/cold storage; WorkSafe designated Lower Tier type 2 MHF.
• North Fremantle Terminal (WA) Terminal at North Fremantle, WA, with 26 tanks (50 m³ to 1,269 m³) and 17,452 m³ total capacity, with two carbon-steel shipping lines, a public registered weighbridge and Berth 1 and 2 Inner Harbour Fremantle access.
• Largs Bay Terminal (SA) Terminal at Largs Bay, SA, with 25 tanks (50 m³ to 1,300 m³) and 15,854 m³ total capacity, offering drumming, oils and fats bleaching and hot water heating via four carbon-steel shipping lines.
• New Plymouth Terminal (NZ) Terminal at New Plymouth, NZ, with 14 tanks (260 m³ to 1,000 m³), handling corrosive liquids and providing loading and discharging plus mixing and blending of bulk liquids.
• Devonport Terminal (TAS) One of Quantem's 12 strategic bulk liquid storage terminal locations, located in Tasmania, with a downloadable introduction brochure available from the terminal locations index.
• Pelican Point Diesel Storage Expansion (90,000 m³ upgrade) Major 2023–2025 expansion of the Pelican Point terminal that added three 30,000 m³ diesel storage tanks and associated infrastructure, more than doubling the site's diesel storage capacity to support Australian fuel security under the Fuel Security Act (2021).
• Portland Renewables Bulk Liquid Storage Terminal (proposed) Proposed greenfield renewables bulk liquid storage terminal at the Port of Portland, Victoria, with import and export capabilities and multi-user access, aimed at supporting renewable methanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply chains.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pelican Point diesel storage capacity more than doubled (added 90,000 m³)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship (anchor fuel customer and supply-chain partner at pelican point), core (project delivery partner for the flagship pelican point expansion) and minor (external pr/communications agency).

• Ampolflagship (anchor fuel customer and supply-chain partner at pelican point)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Ampol is the key fuel supply customer and co-investor at the Pelican Point terminal. Ampol's Executive General Manager Infrastructure, Michele Bardy, said at the official opening ceremony: "Pelican Point terminal is a critical asset which supplies fuel to our South Australian customers. We are proud to work with Quantem to increase diesel storage at this site and enhance our supply chain." Andrew Brewer, Ampol EGM Fuel Supply Chain, also endorsed the original 2023 project announcement.
• Saunders Internationalcore (project delivery partner for the flagship pelican point expansion)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 31 July 2023Saunders International was appointed in 2023 to design and construct three 30,000 m³ diesel storage tanks and associated interconnecting piping at the Pelican Point terminal. The $52 million project was completed on time and on budget in 2025. Saunders' Managing Director & CEO Mark Benson publicly endorsed the partnership as a model of "genuine collaboration" between client and contractor.
• Capital Markets Communicationsminor (external pr/communications agency)GTM or Marketing PartnerCapital Markets Communications is used as Quantem's external media contact (Martin Cole, 0403 332 977, [email protected]) for media enquiries on company announcements including the March 2026 Renewable Fuels Summit open-access storage release.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Viva Energy: Viva Energy is one of Australia's largest fuel retailers and operators of the Geelong refinery, with significant owned terminal infrastructure across the country. While vertically integrated rather than independent/open-access, it overlaps with Quantem's customer base and competes for fuel storage volumes across Australian ports.
• bp Australia (bp Terminals): bp operates its own fuel terminals across Australia as part of its vertically integrated downstream business, including at locations where Quantem also operates. bp is both a competitor and a customer of independent operators like Quantem through storage service agreements.

Regional players

• Puma Energy: Puma Energy is a globally focused downstream fuel marketing, storage and distribution company with operations across Asia Pacific and other emerging markets. While not directly competing in ANZ on the same scale, it operates comparable bulk liquid storage assets in Asia and competes for fuels and lubricants volumes regionally.

Others

• Incitec Pivot (Dyno Nobel / terminals): Incitec Pivot operates chemicals manufacturing and bulk storage infrastructure in Australia and is a potential customer for Quantem's chemicals storage and handling services, particularly across its fertiliser and industrial chemicals businesses. The overlap is commercial rather than direct competitive, but the customer relationship is highly comparable.
• Mitsui & Co. (energy infrastructure investments): Mitsui is a major Japanese trading and infrastructure investor with global tank storage and energy infrastructure investments, and is the type of institutional infrastructure investor cited by Quantem as a shareholder. While not a direct competitor, Mitsui's tank storage portfolio globally represents the competitive benchmark for institutional investors evaluating Quantem's platform.

Direct peers

• Vopak: Royal Vopak is the world's largest independent tank storage operator, operating bulk liquid terminals globally with a focus on chemicals, oils, gases and increasingly sustainable fuels. It is the most direct global analogue to Quantem's independent, open-access bulk liquid storage model and competes for large fuel major and chemicals offtakers, though at vastly larger global scale.
• Oiltanking: Oiltanking, part of the MOL Group, is a major independent tank storage operator with terminals worldwide serving petroleum, chemicals and gas customers. It is a close direct peer to Quantem in business model (independent, third-party storage) and customer base (fuel majors, chemicals, edible oils), though operating at global rather than ANZ scale.
• Stolthaven Terminals: Stolthaven Terminals is the bulk liquid storage arm of Stolt-Nielsen, operating independent terminals globally for chemicals, clean petroleum products and specialty liquids. It mirrors Quantem's independent, multi-product, open-access model and overlaps in customer segments (chemicals and food-grade liquids) and the push into renewable feedstocks.
• Zenith Energy: Zenith Energy operates bulk fuel storage and pipeline assets in Australia, including strategic terminals across multiple states, and is one of Quantem's closest direct competitors in the Australian independent bulk liquid storage market, particularly for refined fuels.

Emerging players

• Terminals Pty Ltd (formerly BP Terminals Australia): Terminals Pty Ltd operates fuel terminals in Western Australia and is an emerging independent bulk liquid storage competitor in Australia, with a similar independent operator model though currently more geographically narrow than Quantem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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