INTERMODAL & LOGISTICS
Pacific National targets intermodal shift with St Marys Freight Hub Rail Express speaks with Pacific National Chief Executive Officer Dean Dalla Valle about the company’s future St Marys Freight Hub for Western Sydney, the intermodal shift from road to rail, and the role of port operators managing growth.
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Western Sydney. Once up and running, it will compete directly with Qube’s Moorebank Logistics Park for Sydney’s container volumes. Speaking exclusively with Rail Express, Pacific National CEO Dean Dalla Valle says the proposed St Marys Freight Hub is a unique opportunity not only for Pacific National, but for the freight and
logistics industry as a whole. “The proposed St Marys Freight Hub is located within Sydney’s biggest catchment area for many of the country’s largest national distribution centres and warehouses which service Western Sydney – one of the most populous and fast-growing regions in Australia,” Dalla Valle says. “Our St Marys proposal aligns perfectly
PACIFIC NATIONAL
ENDING LOCAL AND STATE government planning approvals, Pacific National aims to start work this year building a state-of-the-art intermodal freight hub at St Marys, in Sydney’s western suburbs. The development will facilitate the introduction of much-needed container rail shuttle service between Port Botany and
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