DP World and NSW Ports are investing approximately $255 million to expand the rail terminal at Port Botany, Sydney, aiming to enhance its logistics capabilities and solidify Sydney's role as a key international trade hub. NSW Ports is contributing $94 million to the new facility, which will serve both the Container Terminal and the Logistics Park. The project, which is set to begin in June 2025 and will take two years to complete, includes the addition of five new rail sidings to accommodate 600-metre-long regional trains.
Port Botany
Nicolaj Noes, Executive Vice President of Oceania at DP World, emphasized that the new port-centric logistics infrastructure will increase capacity, improve productivity, and integrate processes more efficiently. This development is also expected to shift freight from road to rail, which could reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality in Sydney. Marika Calfas, CEO of NSW Ports, noted that the expanded rail terminal will allow more containers to be moved by rail, thus reducing truck traffic and improving efficiency in the state's container supply chains. Port Botany is the only port in Australia with on-dock rail at all three of its container terminals, connected to an extensive metropolitan and regional intermodal rail network.
This investment at Port Botany aligns with DP World's broader strategy to improve its rail capabilities across various continents. Customers will benefit from intermodal rail services that link DP World's operations across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, India, and the Middle East.
The project at Port Botany will increase rail capacity at DP World's terminal, raising its annual capacity from 400,000 TEUs to 1 million TEUs. The expansion will support Sydney's sustainability objectives by reducing truck movements and carbon emissions. The improvement in logistics efficiency is expected to stimulate economic growth across industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail, and e-commerce, while also creating job opportunities across New South Wales.
Port Botany is New South Wales' primary container port and Australia's largest common user bulk liquids facility, handling 2.8 million TEUs annually and contributing approximately $6.8 billion to the state's Gross State Product each year. The port is uniquely equipped with on-dock rail at all three of its container terminals and is connected to a broad network of metropolitan and regional intermodal terminals.
Within Port Botany, DP World operates the 20-hectare Sydney Logistics Park, the largest in the city, with a capacity of more than 18,500 TEUs. The park provides services such as warehousing, bonded storage, quarantine activities, reefer monitoring, and container maintenance.
These rail upgrades are part of DP World's ongoing efforts to enhance its global intermodal operations, building on successful initiatives in Asia and the UK.
For more information:
Adal Mirza
DP World
Tel: +971 50 628 7856
Email: [email protected]
www.dpworld.com
