freight growth in our cities Thursday 3 October 2013 Topics for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Thursday 3 October 2013

Australian Transport Research Forum Michael Kilgariff, Managing Director, Australian Logistics Council Time to Deliver’ on logistics infrastructure and reform to prepare for future freight growth in our cities

Topics for Today

• Time to Deliver on logistics

infrastructure and reform to prepare for future freight growth in our cities

• Steps that have been taken at the

state and federal levels to improve supply chain efficiency

• Where to from here…

In Queensland, Freight is Big Business

• According to the Queensland

‘Moving Freight’ Strategy…

• Queensland’s freight volumes

are anticipated to grow by more than 70 per cent by 2021

• Volumes expected to increase

from 881 million tonnes in 2010 to 1550 million tonnes in 2021.

National Transport Laws

• Inconsistent transport laws

across state borders adds to costs that need to be passed on

• National Heavy Vehicle

Regulator critical to boosting productivity

• Some important work still to be

done to achieve full benefits of this reform

National Land Freight and Port Strategies

• Improved planning is needed at the

state and federal levels to avoid freight being crowded on key routes

• Step 1 - Jurisdictions need to map key

freight routes

• Step 2 – Jurisdictions need to identify

and put in place funding mechanisms to actually protect those routes

Queensland Moving Freight Strategy

• ALC encouraged by push to get more

freight onto rail

• ALC also welcomes efforts to

segregate the passenger and freight networks in the metropolitan network

• Intermodal terminals, such as Acacia

Ridge, are critical to meeting future freight growth

Delivery on inland rail

• Benefits of an inland rail line

linking Melbourne Port and Brisbane Port are enormous

• Having a dedicated freight line will

help to boost rail’s share on the north south corridor

• Port of Brisbane investigating a

range of options to address future growth and capacity constraints

Strengthening Infrastructure Australia

• Infrastructure Australia should be the

‘Productivity Commission’ of infrastructure

• Proposed Funding and Finance Advisory Unit

in IA is a positive step towards attracting more private sector investment

• Issues / challenges to overcome to attract

investment…

• Inconsistent procedures
• Lack of incentives/tax mechanisms to

encourage greenfield infrastructure investment

• Greater coordination between levels of

government

East West Link West Connex

Time to Deliver on Badgery’s Creek

• A second airport in

western Sydney….an urgent priority for the freight logistics industry

• Needed now to meet

rising air freight demand

Coal Seam Gas Logistics Safety Code of Practice

• CSG Code sits under the

umbrella of the ALC National Logistics Safety Code of Practice, or NLSC.

• NLSC - an industry code

that assists participants meet their chain of responsibility obligations.

Conclusion

• ‘Time to Deliver’ on:
• 1. Infrastructure
• 2. Regulatory reform
• 3. Red tape

…to ensure Australia is well prepared to meet rising freight growth in the future.

ALC Forum 2014