29 Jan Melbourne Intermodal Terminal Launches
Worth $400M, the new Melbourne Intermodal Terminal (MIT) is now the largest operational terminal in Australia. Its usage aims to deliver benefits such as less traffic congestion, reduced risk of road accidents and damage, as well as lower vehicle emissions across the state’s transport networks.
MIT will serve as an anchor in a collaborative incentive program devised by The Port of Melbourne, the Victorian Government and industry which is designed to shift more containerised freight from road to rail.
The Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) Start Up Incentive Program proposes to support base load import TEU (20ft equivalent unit) volumes during the terminal’s ramp-up phase and encourage the timely take-up of rail freight services through discounts.
The MIT is set to have a total annual capacity of one million containers (TEUs), with approximately 650,000 and 350,000 TEUs for interstate and port shuttle operations, respectively.
Furthermore, the MIT is also a “one-stop shop” providing customs-bonded storage, areas to process and recycle empty cargo containers as well as on-site facilities to wash, fumigate and repair containers. It also has sophisticated freight handling equipment and machinery, including 350-tonne rail mounted gantry cranes which are fully electric and can regenerate electricity back into the grid by the kinetic process of lifting and loading shipping containers.
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