What Camlin does

Camlin Transport & Rural Trading is an Australian privately held dangerous goods carrier, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Sydney, operating a national fleet network across New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. The company's core business is the transportation of cryogenic gases, including Argon, Oxygen, CO2, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, and Helium, for mining, energy, and industrial gas customers, and it is described as the largest privately owned cryogenic carrier in Australia with 30+ years of operating history. Its technology stack comprises a custom iPad-based reporting system providing real-time driver and fleet data, GPS tracking, forward-facing cameras, brake alarms, and Smart OBM devices installed across the fleet, all layered over Performance Based Standards (PBS) combinations operating from A Double through Quad Axle Tankers under HML to QML mass schemes.

Camlin's business model is direct B2B enterprise transport services, with revenue generated through contracted transaction fees for cryogenic gas and bituminous product transportation. Pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed, with services tailored to each client's requirements. The company launched a bituminous transport service in 2021 with a growing fleet of 5 bulk insulated tankers, extending into road construction and infrastructure logistics. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Carlowrie Cattle Co., operates MSA-accredited beef cattle production from a North West NSW property and, since 2024, hosts a CER-registered carbon sequestration project with a 25-year lifespan targeting carbon neutrality by 2030. Camlin is owned by Camlin Investments, a holding entity, with no disclosed institutional investors, and operates under heavy vehicle accreditations (NHVAS, WAHVA, TruckSafe, CM3) that form a substantial regulatory moat.

Name

Camlin

Legal name

Camlin Transport & Rural Trading

Website

https://camlin.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Camlin Transport & Rural Trading is an Australian privately held carrier, founded in 1994, specializing in the national transport of cryogenic gases and bituminous products for mining, energy, and industrial clients, supported by a wholly-owned cattle and carbon-sequestration subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialised Dangerous Goods Transport

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial CNG/LNG Supply & Distribution (Virtual Pipelines, Trucking, Satellite Storage) (EUALALAA)

Keywords

• Cryogenic gas transport
• Bituminous product transport
• Dangerous goods haulage
• Specialised liquid transport
• Heavy vehicle logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cronulla

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cryogenic Gas Transportation: Transport of cryogenic gases including Argon, Oxygen, CO2, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, and Helium across Australia. Revenue generated through contracted transport services with industrial clients requiring dangerous goods transportation.
2. Bituminous Product Transportation: Transport of bituminous products for road construction and infrastructure projects. Commenced in 2021 with growing fleet of 5 bulk insulated tankers.
3. Livestock Production (Carlowrie Cattle Co.): Beef cattle production from property in North West NSW, operating under MSA accreditation for Australian consumer food market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Camlin is a privately owned Australian transport company that provides specialised, contracted road transport services for cryogenic gases (Argon, Oxygen, CO2, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Helium) and bituminous products. The company operates a national fleet network with PBS-enabled combinations from A Double to Quad Axle Tankers, and supplements its transport services with livestock production through the Carlowrie Cattle Co. subsidiary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carlowrie Cattle Co. MSA Accredited cattle business operating from a family farm in rural NSW. Sourcing young cattle from regional NSW Livestock Exchanges and private sellers, operating a growth strategy using established techniques that give back to the land. Also involved in carbon sequestration project.

Products and services

• Cryogenic Transport Specialised road transport of cryogenic gases including Argon, Oxygen, CO2, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, and Helium across Australia for mining, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and research clients. Operates with PBS-enabled fleet combinations from A Double to Quad Axle Tankers under HML to QML mass schemes.
• Bituminous Transport Temperature-controlled transport of bituminous products for road construction and waterproofing applications across Australia. Uses Holmwood Highgate insulated road tankers for 'On Time, On Temp' delivery for infrastructure construction clients.
• Carlowrie Cattle Co. Livestock Production MSA-accredited beef cattle production from the Carlowrie property in North West NSW, sourcing young cattle from regional NSW Livestock Exchanges and private sellers. Supplies the Australian consumer food market under Meat Standards Australia (MSA) accreditation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Impeccable safety record year on year

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clean Energy Regulator (CER)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Partnership with the Clean Energy Regulator for registration of carbon sequestration project. Camlin leverages its rural trading arm (Carlowrie cattle property in North West NSW) to launch and register a carbon sequestration project approved by the CER. The project has a 25-year lifespan with modelling showing expected carbon neutrality by 2030.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pacific National: Australia's largest private rail freight operator; adjacent rather than direct, but competes for bulk industrial freight contracts that Camlin's road tanker business also serves.
• Air Liquide Australia: Major industrial gas multinational with in-house cryogenic gas logistics in Australia; adjacent as a vertically integrated counterpart whose outsourced volumes Camlin may compete for.
• BOC Australia (Linde): Industrial and medical gas supplier operating its own cryogenic delivery fleet in Australia; functions as both customer and adjacent competitor to Camlin's transport services.

Direct peers

• SCT Logistics: Australian national freight and bulk logistics operator with similar long-distance intermodal transport exposure across mining, industrial, and infrastructure customers.
• Centurion Transport: Australian bulk liquid and dangerous-goods transport operator with a comparable specialized tanker fleet and direct overlap with Camlin's cryogenic and industrial carrier services.
• McColl's Transport: Privately held Australian bulk and dangerous-goods hauler serving mining and industrial customers; highly comparable in service mix and geographic focus.
• K&S Corporation: ASX-listed Australian bulk liquid and gas transport provider; comparable in fleet specialization, dangerous-goods handling, and national B2B contract model.

Broad incumbents

• Linfox: Australia's largest privately owned logistics company with bulk, cold chain, and dangerous-goods capacity; comparable in scale and private Australian ownership profile.
• Qube Holdings: ASX-listed Australian logistics and port operator with bulk and intermodal services; relevant comparably for nationwide industrial freight exposure and scale.
• Toll Holdings: Large Australian diversified logistics incumbent with dangerous-goods capabilities; overlaps with Camlin in national B2B transport but operates across many verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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