FTA PODCAST - INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR TZANEROS

Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Arthur Tzaneros (the co-founder of ACFS Port Logistics) in terms of lessons learnt from the last 12 months for logistics providers involved in international trade.
 
2020 was a challenging year for industry and the community in general, posing many threats and challenges. Arthur was instrumental in navigating ACFS through these adversities and today is proud to be an essential service provider to many of Australia's important retailers who play a crucial role in delivering a vast range of commodities to the community.
 
Whilst managing the threat of COVID-19 and the obstacles of the Terminal Strikes and other industry issues, the focus has always been on keeping ACFS employees safe, whilst delivering strong outcomes for customers.  Whilst keeping one eye on the future, ACFS has continued to build and focus on its strategic direction, and is placed  favourably to support their clients and the community today and into the future.

We encourage members to listen to the PODCAST to gain insight on Arthur's views on national terminal / port performance, utilisation of rail, growth of e-commerce, paperless LCL deliveries, empty container park congestion and the need for co-ordinated industry engagement to steer future logistics reform.

ACFS Port Logistics (ACFS) was founded by Terry and Arthur Tzaneros in December 2005, with the vision to create one of Australia's premier Integrated container logistic operations. Since its inception, the company has built a strong customer base consisting of some of Australia's largest blue chip Importers and Exporters.
 
ACFS is a truly national operation, employing 1,200 + people, and has a fleet of over 300 trucks and 1,100 trailers, moving over 850,000 TEU of fully laden containers annually, making it the largest privately owned container logistic operations in Australia.
 
The Vision of ACFS is to be on the Port in every Port, whilst connecting with its inland infrastructure via Rail and or Higher productivity vehicles. With over 200,000sqm of warehousing across the country, the business also provides both 3PL and e-Commerce solutions.

Paul Zalai -  Director and Co-Founder, FTA / Secretariat, APSA