ARVA Transport and Logistics director Gus Arief. Image: ARVA Freight
Arva Investments, trading as Melbourne-based ARVA Transport and Logistics and ARVA Freight, has gone into liquidation with its creditors facing an uncertain future.
According to an ASIC notice published this week, at a general meeting of the company members on Wednesday, February 25, it was resolved that the company be wound up and that Glenn Crisp, from Jirsch Sutherland, be appointed liquidator(s).
Big Rigs has approached ARVA for comment. Its website, arvafreight.com.au, now has a ‘Website Undergoing Maintenance’ pop-up message.
ARVA was founded in 2008 by Agustinus ‘Gus’ Arief with just one truck.
In only 15 years, he grew the operation to a fleet of over 100 vehicles with a footprint all along the eastern seaboard and in Adelaide.
More recently, ARVA expanded into warehousing with a dedicated 3PL division.
According to a CBRE media release in December 2023, ARVA Freight leased a 7994-square metre warehouse in Melbourne’s Broadmeadows Logistics Estate as part of its continued national expansion.
CBRE said ARVA Freight signed a five-year lease, for approximately $1,000,000 per year,…
