Strait Link is Australia’s leading Bass Strait shipping and logistics provider, delivering 45 per cent of the sea-freight services that link Tasmania to Australia’s national economy and global supply chains.2 Tasmania’s export economy continues to grow, with goods and services exports approaching $A6 billion in 2024–25 and a long-term ambition to reach $A15 billion by 2050.3 Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure fund manager, and Macquarie Capital identified Strait Link as a stable, long term infrastructure investment opportunity. The asset is resilient and critical to Tasmania’s supply chain and formed part of Allegro’s carve out of Team Global Express.
Drawing on deep expertise across supply chains, logistics and infrastructure as an adviser and investor, Macquarie Capital brought a unique holistic perspective to the transaction. Strait Link was positioned appropriately with lenders, demonstrating how Strait Link fits into the wider trade and transport networks and is strategically important to Tasmania’s economic resilience.
This coordinated approach enabled Igneo to secure a high-quality asset with long-term national importance. Igneo’s investment is significant as it highlights the evolving way logistics and supply chain assets are seen as core-plus infrastructure assets due to their critical role in sovereign economic resilience and continuity. Igneo’s investment also secures a long-term owner for an essential freight service between Tasmania and mainland Australia.
Enabling Tasmania’s connection to global supply chains
1. 'Transport Services’, Department of State Growth, October 2025 2. ‘Igneo Infrastructure Partners to acquire leading Australian logistics business’, Strait Link, Ingeo Infrastructure Partners, December 2025 3. ‘State Accounts’, Department of Treasury and Finance (Tasmania), November 2025
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