Newsletter #388 (View other news stories)
Enfield freight terminal on track
Enfield, New South Wales, Australia
Thursday, 27 Nov 2008
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Sydney Ports’ newest freight terminal facility, the AUD150 million Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield, has begun the search for tenants and operators.
When fully operational, the ILC will include:
• a 12 hectare terminal catering for up to 300,000 containers per annum to be moved by rail to and from Port Botany;
• eight hectares of empty container storage;
• 70,000 square metres of distribution centre/warehousing; and
• up to 44,000 square metres of light industrial/commercial floor space.
According to Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi, the development would help the government to achieve its target of moving 40% of containers by rail.
"The development of the ILC will bring a range of benefits to the logistics chain including helping move more containers closer to their final destination by rail in a way that is more efficient and environmentally friendly," says Tripodi.
He claims the Enfield Intermodal will mean 300 fewer truck movements per day around the Airport, Port Botany and Marrickville, or nearly 80,000 fewer movements per year.
"More importantly, there’ll be 240,000 fewer truck movements per year between Port Botany and Enfield, with direct rail links to Port Botany allowing containers to be moved by rail without entering the passenger rail network.
"We expect to have some quality submissions from operators and tenants who want to be a part of this significant development."
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