Logistics super-hub under construction in Melbourne

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- 18 Sep 2014 ( #685 ) - Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia
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TNT is building a logistics super-hub  near Melbourne Airport, with completion due in mid-2015.
TNT is building a logistics super-hub near Melbourne Airport, with completion due in mid-2015.
Express delivery company TNT is building a 38,000 sqm facility near Melbourne Airport, with completion due in mid-2015.

The 'super-hub' is the largest transport and logistics facility in the company's global network and will operate as its Victorian head office and as a hub for other TNT depots in regional Victoria and Tasmania.

The new facility's state-of the-art automated parcel sortation system will be able to process up to 18,500 parcels per hour - a 60% increase on TNT Melbourne's current capacity.

TNT Australia's regional director, Southern Region, Rod Barnes, says the new depot should meet projected needs for at least the next 15 years.

The new depot is part of the company's broader investment in its operations around Australia, including the creation of new super-hubs in Sydney and Brisbane, which will
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