Type Division Headquarters Hong Kong Revenue 306.2 million AUD (2014) Number of employees 5,500 (2014) Parent organization Japan Post Holdings | Profit A$15.3 million (2014) Founder Albert Toll Founded Newcastle Net income 15.3 million AUD (2014) | |
Industry Transportation
Logistics Services Integrated Service Provider
International Freight Forwarding
Supply Chain Management Website | ||
Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) is a division of the Toll Group. It provides international freight forwarding and supply chain management services that range from complex supply chain services through to port-to-port freight forwarding movements.
Contents
It has eight business units: Americas; Australia and New Zealand; Greater China; South Africa and Zambia; United Kingdom and Ireland; Mainland Europe; Middle East and Indian Sub Continent; and South East Asia. Headquartered in Hong Kong, it has a global network of over 70 offices in over 30 countries throughout Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
In the 2014 financial year Toll Global Forwarding transacted an ocean freight volume of 542,000 TEU's and an air freight volume 114,000 tonnes.
TGF is the largest freight forwarder (in total twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) volume) to Asia.
Geographic Reach
In 2014 TGF reported they had more than 130 offices in 25 countries and about 5,500 employees.
The division’s global reach is to more than 220 countries and territories. TGF is active in six major trade lanes: Asia and Australia and New Zealand; Asia and the USA; Asia and Europe; Asia and the UK; Asia and South Africa; and Intra Asia. In 2014 TGF reported they are moving forward from acquisition to consolidation, and restructure to re-engineering and growth. During the 2014 financial year, TGF reduced costs and improved productivity.
In 2011 Toll acquired SAT Albatros (SAT), a Dubai based provider of sea-air services.
In 2010 Toll acquired United States freight forwarder Summit Logistics.
In 2010 they acquired WT SeaAir and Genesis Forwarding. The acquisitions added significant scale to the Toll Global Forwarding division in Europe.
In 2009 Toll acquired Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), a Dubai-based international freight forwarding company.
In 2009 Toll acquired Express Logistics Group (ELG), one of New Zealand’s largest freight forwarding companies.
In 2008 Toll acquired BALtrans Logistics.
Fleet
Toll has a diverse fleet that can move freight in a range of sizes and configurations. Toll has a specialised fleet to transport perishable freight.