On that day, Wilh. Wilhelmsen's 1927 built 6,465gt ‘MV Temeraire’ sailed under the Bridge carrying wool and metals out of Australia for Europe. Today, the cargoes carried and the types of vessels that Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics operates are vastly different.

The MV Texas is almost twice the length of MV Temeraire, has six times as many cargo decks and carries four times the volume of cargo as its predecessor. MV Texas carries cars, mining and agricultural machinery from Europe, North America and South Africa to Australia and sails as part of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics' global fleet of around 65 vessels serving trade routes to five continents.

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ships have been part of Australia's trading with the world since 1895. Today, the MV Texas and other Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics vessels call at Australian ports regularly, moving some 475,459 tonnes of cargo each year, including 148,619 cars.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, which is jointly owned by Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Norway and Wallenius Lines of Sweden handles 3.3m movements of cars and rolling equipment globally, 1.7m by sea and 1.6m by land. In addition the company provides technical services for 1.65m cars and 47,000 rolling equipment units.