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CMX Global Logistics
Grant Seeley, CMX Global Logistics director, tells Australasia Outlook about how his business has continued to grow and prosper despite so many uncertainties in the global economy. By Alex Harmon
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CMX Global Logistics are a Brisbane based international transportation and logistics company that specialises in heavy machinery and project cargo. With offices in Australia, the United States, UK, UAE (Dubai) and Holland, CMX Logistics has blossomed into a world leader in its industry and is continuing to expand despite the nervous nature of economies worldwide. In 2012 it was able to complete a number of important and taxing projects that included: the quarantine cleaning and importation of 9 x 130T fully assembled dump trucks into northern Queensland from northern Scotland; the relocation of 17 x 40T trucks from Papua New Guinea to Houston; and moving 5 x 75T dump trucks from the remote Andes region in Peru back to Australia. Moving heavy-duty earth moving equipment around Australia and the globe is no mere trifle though, as director Grant Seeley explains. “When you move large, expensive plant and machines around the world, often to
Despite the slowing down of the mining sector, CMX have also managed to stay ahead of the curve by diversifying the companies they work with and the areas they work in Resource Rent Tax proved an unsettling influence on the industry as a whole. When asked to sum up the current state of the mining industry in Australia, Mr Seeley said; “I wouldn’t say turbulent but perhaps a better word would be “hesitant” due to external pressures such as government intervention, taxes and the impending election.” Despite the much-maligned mining tax becoming something
of a damp squib the strength of the Australian dollar has caused a whole ream of other problems. The large wages being paid for Australian labor combined with the lower prices being fetched by Australian minerals due to other country’s offering the same product for less has left some in the minerals sector having sleepless nights. Yet for CMX, the future only continues to get brighter. Having historically always had strong trading tides with the United States of America, CMX’s last financial year saw an exponential growth in its operations in Europe and the United Kingdom. Operations in the mineral rich countries of West Africa also grew to the point where now Grant Seeley and his CMX team are considering opening offices in the region. “Our upcoming investments and expansions will sort of roll into one this year. We are looking at opening CMX offices in both China and West Africa, to further our global reach and keep up with the current market demand in these areas.” Despite the slowing down
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and from remote areas, everyday has challenges.” But for a company that considers itself as a specialist in heavy machinery and project cargo, no challenge is too great. Mr Seeley believes that it’s due to the expertise and hard work of CMX’s staff that the company has been thriving. “The entire team, internationally, know each other. They all go above what is generally expected of staff to find solutions and service our clients. No matter what time of day. It’s amazing how well the entire team work together to accomplish this.” After a frantically busy first half of 2012, the second half of the year was, by CMX’s standards anyway, very quiet. There were a number of factors that contributed to the slowing in business and many of those came from elements close at home and, frustratingly, out of the company’s control. For an Australian-based company with offices in both Brisbane and Perth - the capitals of Australia’s two richest states in terms of mineral resources - the implementation of the Federal Government’s Mineral
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of the mining sector, CMX have also managed to stay ahead of the curve by diversifying the companies they work with and the areas they work in. While the minerals may be slowing down, other fossil fuel sectors seem to booming. “We have the Oil and Gas sectors booming,” said Mr Seeley. “Also, a lot of mines sites SUVA either cutting back or closing BRISBANE NOUMEA down, means there are a lot more machines being exported. FREMANTLE PORT KEMBLA “There are always a lot of AUCKLAND MELBOURNE WELLINGTON opportunities for a company Feeder Service www.armacup.co.nz LYTTELTON that has the mindset and ability to adapt. CMX tries to think Contact our Australian Agent Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics on 1300 885 995 or email enquiries to armacup@2wglobal.com outside the box and we are ever Armacup offers 25 years of shipping experience as a changing to ensure that we can dedicated RoRo and Breakbulk carrier serving China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and New Caledonia. take advantage of opportunities Armacup’s purpose built vessels specialise in the carriage as and when they arise.” of passenger vehicles, agricultural, construction and mining equipment as well as static breakbulk and project cargo. www.armacup.co.nz While the opportunities www.armacup.co.nz ontact our Australian Agent Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics on 1300 885 995 or email enquiries to armacup@2wglobal.com on offer in China and Africa Contact our Australian Agent Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics on 1300 885 995 or email enquiries to armacup@2wglobal.com are hugely exciting ones for a business like CMX, Mr Seeley also realizes the importance of consolidating the gains already made by the company in 2012. “Now that we have a great team and network in place, our focus is to build the base/core business for all offices to run independently, whist continuing our exceptional service levels that our clients have come to rely on,” said Mr Seeley. “Our aim for 2013 is to slow down with our expansions as we have grown so much recently”. CMX Global Logistics have already proven they can survive tough economic times in their CTS Low Loaders are based in Kelmscott, Western Australia and industry through creativity and specialise in heavy haulage of all types of loads throughout Australia. hard work and now Mr Seeley Some of the items we transport include road graders, cranes, and his international team are excavators, bulldozers, watercraft, forklifts, front end loaders, rollers, compactors, drainage equipment, farm machinery, structural looking toward the future, one equipment, flat tops, B trains and road trains. of consolidation more than We provide safe, practical transport solutions to the following industries. expansion, but no less exciting • Infrastructure • Construction • Agricultural • Mining for it. SHANGHAI
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