A weekly rail freight shuttle, between Altona and the DP World West Swanson dock at the Port of Melbourne has begun.
DP World Australia and SCT Logistics started the shuttle last week.
The service brings about 81 TEU, direct from SCT’s Altona intermodal depot to the West Swanson terminal.
DP World Australia chief commercial officer, Brian Gillespie, said the weekly service was the first of many.
“We’re excited to work with SCT Logistics on the first of many rail services at Swanson Dock through the DP World Australia terminal,” Mr Gillespie said.
“With the anticipated closure of Coode Road in the near future, we’re expecting an upswing in the number of trains accessing the terminal.
“DP World Australia and SCT Logistics are proving that metropolitan rail shuttles between West Swanson Terminal and Altona can work.”
The intermodal solution comes amid forecasts that freight volumes could double in Victoria by about 2030.
Mr Gillespie said intermodal networks would need to grow, to accommodate the rise in container volumes.
DP World Australia and SCT recognised the ever increasing congestion and productivity impacts, presently being felt through the Melbourne metropolitan supply chain and saw real value in rail helping to offset these issues.
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