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Blue Water Shipping establishes new facility at Port of Brisbane

Nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Blue Water Shipping’s new Queensland depot and distribution hub, located on a 51,780 m² site at Brisbane port’s Fisherman Islands in Australia.

This state-of-the-art facility is expected to allow Blue Water Shipping, a global transport and logistics provider, to centralize its port operations in one location, after having occupied temporary lease sites at the Port for just over two years.

The new landside transport and logistics hub features a 15,000m² warehouse, a 500m² administrative building, car parking, over 30,000 m² of hardstand area, a wash bay, and a bond store.

David Keir, Chief Commercial Officer at Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL), commented, “We’re very pleased to have designed and delivered this high quality, purpose-built facility for Blue Water Shipping in less than 12 months, providing them with a permanent home from which to operate and grow. Our project teams worked hand-in-glove with Blue Water Shipping throughout the design stage, really testing their user requirements to design the most flexible depot for them and deliver the best possible outcome. Ultimately, 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.”

The Blue Water Shipping depot was built with a 5-star equivalent sustainability rating. Sustainable design elements include a 99kW rooftop solar system, an Enviroconcepts water treatment system, low carbon concrete in the car park and warehouse dado panels, and a highly efficient steel frame design that reduces overall steel usage.

Moreover, these sustainability initiatives contributed to an estimated 11% reduction in embodied carbon, resulting in savings of approximately 1,464 tonnes of CO2. Construction began in January 2024 and was completed in November 2024.





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