Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX: QUB) Share Price and News

Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:QUB) is the biggest provider of import and export logistics services in Australia. Previously known as KFM Diversified Infrastructure and Logistics Fund, the company was originally founded in 2006 by Kaplan Funds Management together with Chris Corrigan and other former executives from Patrick Corporation after it was taken over by Toll.

Qube operates in more than 130 locations spanning Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea and employs over 6,500 people. The company’s operations are split into three key divisions which are the ports, bulk and logistics division, the infrastructure and property division and the strategic assets division. It also has a 50% holding of Patrick Terminals, one of Australia’s largest container terminal operators.

Qube’s primary operations centre around containers and bulk cargo handling, road and rail transport, materials handling, warehousing and distribution, freight forwarding and supply chain management. The company works across a variety of sectors including agriculture, automotive, commodities and general cargo. It provides port services and handling facilities at over 40 ports across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

Whilst KFM Diversified Infrastructure and Logistics Fund first listed on the ASX in 2007, following a corporatisation of the held logistics assets, the newly formed Qube Holdings Ltd listed in August 2011.

The Qube share price was hit hard by the March 2020 market crash, falling below $2 for the first time since 2016.