The new Blue Water depot and hub on Fishermans Island, Brisbane. Photo: Blue Water
A new Queensland depot and distribution hub on Fishermans Island has given Blue Water Shipping a permanent presence in Brisbane in less than a year.
The 5.178ha site spells an end to two years of casual leasing of sites at Brisbane port for the international company.
The new depot comprises a 15,000 square metre warehouse, 500sq m administrative building, car parking, over 30,000sq m of hardstand, a wash bay and bond store.
Port of Brisbane Chief Commercial Officer David Keir said the hub was designed and built in under 12 months.
“Our project teams worked hand-in-glove with Blue Water Shipping throughout the design stage …” he explained.
“We’ve delivered a highly flexible site that helps give Blue Water Shipping a competitive edge in its project cargo work that will ultimately enable them to bring more trade through their port operations and support their growth aspirations.”
Blue Water Shipping’s Regional Manager Operations for Oceania, Justin Bound, says they are delighted by the new facility.
“This facility will play a huge part to our local success and will enable further growth across our targeted verticals: mining, renewables, infrastructure and conventional energy.”
The new hub carries a 5-star equivalent sustainability rating, the company says.
Sustainable design elements including a 99kW rooftop solar system, Enviroconcepts water treatment system, low carbon concrete in the car park and warehouse dado panels, and a highly efficient steel frame design that reduced overall steel tonnage.
The company says it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 11 percent (or by 1464 tonnes).
The facility was delivered by Brisbane Ports and principal contractor FKG. It was designed by Sparc Architects and project managed by Johnstaff.
Construction started in January and finished last month.
ABOUT THE PORT
Brisbane Port handles about $72 billion in international trade annually including around 95 per cent of the state’s containers and motor vehicles and around 50 per cent of agricultural exports.
In FY24, a record 1.61 million containers were handled through the port.
The port’s 1870ha footprint comprises ‘wet and dry’ land designated for industrial and commercial uses including around 693ha of environmental areas, 8200m of quayline, 28 operating berths and about 200ha for future port expansion.
