e-Current December 2008

NSW is on the cusp of a revolution in port logistics with industry having a unique opportunity to reshape the way the road and rail logistics operates in Port Botany.

Sydney Ports welcomes Lachlan Benson to the new position of General Manager Industry Relations.

Looking curious and calm, two young giraffes were unloaded at Port Botany in November, on route to their new home at Dubbo’s Western Plains Zoo. 

Sydney Ports’ Port Freight Logistics Plan has been awarded the Transport Planning Award from the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)

The Global financial crisis has yet to have an impact on trade through Sydney ports, with 7.3 million mass tonnes of total trade moving through the trade for the first quarter of 2008/09, an increase of 0.7 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Sydney has cemented itself as one of the world’s most popular cruise destinations, this year breaking records for cruise ships visits.

Botany Bay was replicated for an Australian-first marine emergency training exercise that Sydney Pilot Service commissioned for four of its pilots.

The closing of the pilot station at Watson’s Bay on November 25 represents the end of a chapter in the history of Sydney Ports and the beginning of an exciting new stage in the development of Sydney’s port infrastructure and capabilities.

Sydney Ports has received approval from the Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA) for works needed to allow super B-doubles to operate in the southern precinct of Port Botany.

The last car carrier to visit Sydney Harbour discharged its cargo at Glebe Island on 15 November.

OzEpulse was the winner of the agribusiness category at the 2008 Premier of NSW Export Awards.

Shell’s Port Jackson facility came under a mock terrorist attack in October as part of an oil spill containment exercise designed to hone the skills of a range of emergency response agencies.

New legislation enacted by the NSW Parliament on 1 December 2008 will require Sydney Ports to enhance its role as a leader in the process that determines how the port operates and play a bigger role in managing landside logistics.

As part of the Port Botany container terminal expansion, Sydney Ports will spend $8 million to rehabilitate, expand and maintain Penrhyn Estuary, as well as create 6.5ha of seagrass habitat.

Construction has started on Sydney Ports’ $6.9 million Operations Centre at Port Botany, designed to ensure efficient shipping management services and facilities for our port customers well into the future.

The search for tenants and operators of Sydney’s newest freight terminal facility, Sydney Ports Corporation’s Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield, has begun.

Five companies and groups have been invited to tender to operate the third container terminal at Port Botany, Sydney Ports CEO Grant Gilfillan has announced.

Preconstruction work on the Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield will commence in mid-December.

Barges, dredging vessels and other structures evident in Botany Bay are just some of the signs of progress on the Port Botany Container Terminal Expansion project.