An artist's impresson of warehouse 1.

A Brisbane transport and logistics company is building a AUD65 million (USD48 million) warehouse precinct at the Port of Brisbane which will be a "one-stop shop" for freight forwarders, customs brokers and import/export businesses.

Queensland's main roads & transport minister Paul Lucas has welcomed the concept being pioneered by Tzaneros Enterprises Pty Ltd.

Tzaneros will build the 8ha (80,000 square metre) warehouse precinct at Port Gate Estate at the Port of Brisbane.
"Drawing these elements together in one precinct makes good business sense," Lucas said.
Tzaneros managing director Steven Tzaneros said while freight forwarders and customs brokers competed for business, they also had to work closely together to service customers, especially when securing container space.

He said interest in the new concept was high, with several leading freight forwarders expressing interest in the proposed development. Three formal expressions of interest had been received.

The warehouse precinct will be managed by Tzaneros. It will have 42,375 square metres of warehousing, 4,500 square metres of office space, parking for 282 cars, and a container storage area.

Stage one involves construction of three of six warehouses planned for the development. Warehouse 1 is expected to be completed by the end of July 2006. It will have 5,620 square metres of warehousing and 1,000 square metres of office space. Warehouses 2 and 3 are slated to be completed in 2007.