ACFS Port Logistics Pty Ltd and two related companies entered voluntary administration on 6 August 2026, with Sule Arnautovic, Anthony Elkerton and Jessica Perri of SALEA Advisory appointed administrators. Andrew Sallway and Duncan Clubb of BDO were separately appointed receivers and managers of ACFS Port Logistics and ACFS Investments 1 Pty Ltd, but not TZI 1 Pty Ltd by secured creditor ScotPac.
Founded by Arthur Tzaneros and his father Terry in 2005, ACFS describes itself as Australia’s largest privately owned container logistics operator. Its network includes more than 25 sites across Australia and New Zealand covering more than one million square metres, and the business says it handles more than 850,000 TEU of fully laden import and export containers annually.
The group operates across major port and industrial locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, providing road, rail, warehousing, container depot and related logistics services. It employs more than 1,500 people and services major importers, exporters and retailers.
The appointments followed escalating pressure from creditors, including the Australian Taxation Office, which had commenced winding-up proceedings against ACFS Port Logistics on…