Logistics solutions to businesses worldwide
39 years experience & a commitment to excellence.
About Us
We are a dynamic and reliable team dedicated to providing efficient logistics solutions to businesses worldwide. With our extensive industry experience of over 39 years and commitment to excellence, we strive to exceed your expectations and simplify your supply chain operations.
At Nautilus, we understand the critical role that freight forwarding plays in global trade. That's why we have built a comprehensive range of services designed to meet your specific needs. Whether you are importing or exporting goods, we offer tailored solutions to streamline your logistics processes and ensure timely delivery.
Business Profile
Nautilus has painstakingly built a reputation of trust and reliability, two qualities that are critical to long-term business success.
Over the past few decades Nautilus has built and maintained strong relationships in the Australian logistics market, both with major suppliers (shipping lines, transporters, warehousing service providers) as well as with a wide range of industrial customers. Nautilus also has a number of long-established international partners and agents in key export and import markets.
Nautilus has a well-diversified business and client mix and is able to demonstrate continuing growth in terms of both volume and profitability. Nautilus’s unique market positioning is that it is one of extremely few comparable companies to have a truly global client base. Nautilus has developed close client relationships not only in Australia but also in key international geographies where these clients deal directly with Nautilus to organise and ship cargoes.
Nautilus International Logistics Pty Ltd (“Nautilus”) is a Melbourne-based international freight forwarding company with thirty-nine years of experience, firmly positioned as a sustainable and well-established business with strong profitability and growth potential.
- Export destinations: NE/SE Asia ~90%; Americas ~5%; Indian sub-continent ~3%; Europe ~2%
Import origins: Indian sub-continent ~90%; From NE/SE Asia ~10% - Annual FCLs shipped:
~ 8000+ TEUs in 2021 - 2022 FY ( July to June ) - Average annual air cargo:
~65,000 kgs p.a. *
*Avg of last 3 years
NE/SE Asia 90%
America 5%
Indian sub-continent 3%
Europe 2%
Indian sub-continent 90%
NE/SE Asia 10%
Key Commodities Carried
New tyres, including tyres for mining fleet
Rubber casings
Steel products
Scrap Metal
Pharmaceuticals
Both finished paper and waste paper
Biomass / Biofuels
Timber
Agricultural products and Food products (non-perishable)
Chemicals - HAZ & non HAZ
Oversized and heavy weight break-bulk cargo
General Cargo
Trade Notices
October 2023
Dear valued customers,
We are still seeing major delays with inbound cargo into the major Australian ports (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane).
For full transparency these are just some of the issues we are facing: Cargo is taking an extended period of time to become available for us to collect. The collection process is very manual, drivers wait for hours in the queue to check each and every shipment. Some that may show as “ready for collection” cannot be located. Units aren’t being broken down so while they may have landed, they are sitting in tact waiting to be broken down. There is no order as to what is being released to us (arrival dates, loose freight or unitised freight) If you have any upcoming shipments through Qantas we strongly suggest you send us your import documents before arrival, so we can continue to monitor as the online portal is not accurate.
Qantas have released an update on the delays which can be found on their website
Update to our operation | Qantas Freight
Please bare with our team during this time, we are doing our utmost to try and collect cargo as soon as it becomes available.
How to calculate volumetric cargo?
Chargeable/ Volumetric Weight for Airfreight
To calculate the volumetric weight, you first determine the volume: length x width x height (in centimetres).
For shipments by air and the Express service of international couriers, you divide the volume by the factor 6000.
Volumetric Weight Calculation for Seafreight
CBM – cubic meter is calculated by multiplying length, width and height of packages of goods.
Meter = l × b × h = cubic meters.
Centimeters = l × b × h ÷ 10,00,000 = cubic meters.
For example, if the length, height and width of a cargo is 2.3 meters, 1.4meters and 2 meters respectively, the volume of cargo is 2.3 X 1.4 X 2.00 = 6.44 CBM
Container Specifications
20 ft. Dry Container
Length:
5.90 m
Width:
2.35 m
Height:
2.39 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.27 m
Max Payload:
28.19 Ton
20 ft. Open Top Container
Length:
5.90 m
Width:
2.35 m
Height:
2.35 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.24 m
Max Payload:
21.55 Ton
20 ft. Flat Rack Container
Length:
5.96 m
Width:
2.02 m
Height:
2.08 m
Max Payload:
27.76 Ton
40 ft. Dry Container
Length:
12.03 m
Width:
2.35 m
Height:
2.39 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.27 m
Max Payload:
26.19 Ton
40 ft. High Cube Dry Container
Length:
12.03 m
Width:
2.35 m
Height:
2.69 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.58 m
Max Payload:
26.19 Ton
40 ft. High Cube Reefer Container
Length:
11.67 m
Width:
2.29 m
Height:
2.54 m
Door Width:
2.29 m
Door Height:
2.44 m
Max Payload:
27.70 Ton
40 ft. Open Top Container
Length:
12.02 m
Width:
2.35 m
Height:
2.38 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.24 m
Max Payload:
26.46 Ton
40 ft. Flat Rack Container
Length:
11.99 m
Width:
2.24 m
Height:
1.97 m
Max Payload:
39.02 Ton
45 ft. High Cube Dry Container
Length:
13.58 m
Width:
2.34 m
Height:
2.69 m
Door Width:
2.34 m
Door Height:
2.58 m
Max Payload:
26.18 Ton