MAERSK LINE becomes anchor tenant at 40 hectare Altona industrial site

MAERSK LINE opened a new container depot at Nexus Industrial State in Altona yesterday, taking the spot of anchor tenant at the 40 hectare site.

The Industrial Intermodal Termnius, owned by Salta Properties, sees MAERSK LINE moving in to more than five hectares of the site at its official opening by Victorian Minister for Ports and Major Projects, David Hodgett.

Salta Properties’ executive chairman Sam Tarascio senior said that it is setting a new benchmark for container parks, and that they would work with the company to develop innovative solutions to their business operations.

“The wider community will also benefit from MAERSK LINE shifting to Nexus Industrial in Altona from its previous site at Francis Street in Yarraville where traffic congestion has been an issue,” said Tarascio. 

The Federal and State Government recently contributed to the establishment of Port Rail Shuttle Services, which should improve containerised freight transport system across Melbourne.

MAERSK LINE, Australia and Papua New Guinea managing director Nicolai Noes said that this is a platform for productivity gains for Melbourne-based importers and exporters.

“It presents a future proof platform for a continued optimisation of metropolitan rail solutions, a safe and inspiring work environment for the team on the ground and it is a location chosen with due consideration ensuring no disruption to the local community,” said Noes.

Another Nexus Intermodal Terminal is being developed by Salta Properties in Dandenong South – a 180 hectare site. This is set to open soon, with Bunnings as the anchor tenant.

The Altona Container Depot includes a 20,000 litre container wash bay facility, a first-flush diversion water treatment system, a 2,500 square metre container repair workshop and a 1,500 square metre container survey area. It also has a 43,000 square metre sealed yard.

Configuring the layout of the depot to ensure it optimises the available space and cater for future volume growth was the project for Anthony Randell, operations and customer service manager for MAERSK LINE – Australia.

“We believe that we now have the most sophisticated and technologically advanced container depot set up in Australia,” said Randell.