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More Than Just An Airport: Unlocking Aerotropolis Opportunities

Lachlan Benson Interim CEO Australian Logistics Council

Presentation to Western Sydney Aerotropolis Roundtable 24 August 2018

The Australian Logistics Council

The Australian Logistics Council

The Australian Logistics Industry

• Adds more than $130 billion to the

Australian economy each year.

• This represents 8.6% of Australia’s GDP.
• Employs 1.2 million Australians.
• Every 1% efficiency improvement

boosts GDP by $2 billion.

Western Sydney & Our Growing Freight Task

• Freight movements in Greater Sydney

projected to double in the next 40 years.

• Container freight moving through Port

Botany expected to triple in the next 20 years.

• Western Sydney a key destination for a

significant proportion of this freight.

The National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy

• Completion of a National Freight and Supply

Chain Strategy is a high priority for ALC.

• Currently being developed, due to be finalised

in May 2019.

• The Inquiry that will shape the Strategy made

important observations in relation to the Aerotropolis.

The Inquiry

• Conducted throughout 2017,

guided by an Expert Panel.

• 127 submissions, plus face-to-face

consultations.

• First time that whole-of-supply-

chain issues examined from a national perspective.

The Inquiry & WSA

Supporting papers prepared for the Inquiry made key observations regarding WSA:

• Will become a key freight hub;
• Curfew-free status will be central to

attracting freight operators;

• Transport links and intermodal
• pportunities should be used to

attract development; and

• Land use planning must ensure

effective buffer zones.

If You Build It, Will They Come?

• No longer enough to believe that

business will automatically follow the infrastructure – you have to ‘build it right’.

• Early delivery of enabling

infrastructure must be a priority in the first stages of the Aerotropolis’ development.

Immediate Priorities for Freight Logistics Sector

• Protection of freight corridors (road

and rail) in and around the Aerotropolis is critical.

• Proactive approach to preventing

road congestion in the region.

• WSA must remain curfew free.

Delivering Enabling Infrastructure

• A global freight hub requires the early provision of enabling

infrastructure.

• Such infrastructure must be consistent with the goal of reduced road

congestion within the Aerotropolis.

• Self-evidently, an airport will require jet fuel. Projections suggest 43

B-double tankers per day would be required to service fuel needs

• nce operational.

Delivering Enabling Infrastructure (cont)

• That runs contrary to the goal of reducing road congestion – so more

innovative solutions are called for.

• One option is to transmit fuel to WSA via a constructed pipeline

from an existing port terminal to an adjacent storage facility to the Aerotropolis (with rail used as a back-up).

• This would prevent added road congestion and enhance

environmental outcomes by removing need to haul fuel to WSA in heavy vehicles.

The Aerotropolis & Vehicles of the Future

• Federal Government is already examining

ways to enhance uptake of electric vehicles.

• Aerotropolis should incorporate large scale

charging facilities for use by passenger and commercial vehicles.

• Must also ensure roads are designed to

accommodate Connected and Autonomous freight vehicles.

Thank You

Lachlan Benson Interim CEO – Australian Logistics Council

• P. 02 6273 0755
• E. lachlan.benson@austlogistics.com.au
• W. www.austlogistics.com.au