Queensland needs a dry port

Citation

(2007), "Queensland needs a dry port", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 56 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2007.07956hab.002

Queensland needs a dry port

Queensland is in desperate need of a dry port to ease congestion in and around the Port of Brisbane. The Sea Freight Council of Queensland claims an inland inter-modal hub is urgently needed to ensure the state remains internationally cost competitive as an exporter. Sea Freight Council chief executive Trevor Jorgensen suggests a dry port would complement the Port of Brisbane operations by negating many of the built-in inefficiencies at the port’s terminal facilities.

He said the State Government and the transport industry could build the facility, dubbed “one of the most important pieces of infrastructure to be built in southeast Queensland over the next decade” for about $200 million, as a public-private partnership.

“The freight task in Queensland has doubled in the past two decades and is likely to double again in the next decade”, Mr Jorgensen said. “But we’re not equipped to handle the extra load with traffic congestion increasing and productivity struggling to meet demands at container terminals. We need to look at building an efficient inland port to ensure Queensland remains competitive in the global export trade.”