Space Industry and Satellite Logistics

Depth Logistics is the choice of space industry leaders. We have an enviable track record of delivering satellites, launch equipment and other delicate space hardware door to door anywhere in the world with Absolute Reliability: on time, on budget, safely and securely. We routinely handle every formality along the way, including customs clearance, quarantine and cargo insurance, and we can track shock, vibration and climate in real time. Our defence credentials, security clearances, experience and network give our clients peace of mind that their precious cargo is in the best possible hands.

Recognition: Finalist, Australian Space Awards – Business of the Year – SME 2024.

Who we work with

• Defence forces and allied nations
• Satellite and launch equipment manufacturers
• Spaceflight companies
• Rocket fuel companies
• Astronomical organisations
• Aerospace companies

Special handling for one-of-a-kind space equipment

Space hardware is often irreplaceable. We have pioneered special cargo handling procedures for this kind of equipment and for the needs of spaceflight companies and astronomical organisations. Planning and preparation are critical, and compliance at origin and destination matters even more for space equipment, so we help you navigate it from the start. Our team is an elite group of master logisticians who work in a hands-on, personalised way, 24 hours a day, and Depth Logistics has more people and strategically located resources focused on supporting space clients with international logistics than any other company in Oceania.

Specialised packing, crating and monitoring

• Packing and crating: highly specialised, often reusable crates that protect cargo from the rigours of international shipping
• Real-time monitoring: tracking with vibration, g-force event and climate sensors
• Tracking: cargo visibility through myCargo, our cloud-based shipping platform

Every mode of transport, end to end

We use whichever modes give the best balance of speed and cost, and we have access to aircraft and ships that can securely carry cargo of any size anywhere in the world. See airfreight, defence air charter flights and international shipping. Controlled items are handled under our ITAR and EAR compliance (see ITAR).

Space logistics from Brisbane, Darwin and Townsville

Our Depth Defence Logistics Centres in Brisbane and Darwin, and our Townsville depot, are close to airports, ports and defence bases. The Brisbane and Darwin centres offer air cargo handling, secure high bay warehousing, shrink-wrapping, palletisation and crating, and TAPA and Defence-grade physical security. Brisbane also has a SCEC-approved safe for high-security cargo.

Looking ahead

We are already planning how to extend traditional freight forwarding to meet our clients’ emerging space logistics needs, including launching and decommissioning satellites. It is one more reason Depth Logistics is the choice of the space industry.

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