Patrick Terminals and NSW Ports have unveiled the Patrick Sydney AutoRail, a US$190 million investment that sets a new benchmark for container logistics.
The facility is the first fully integrated and automated rail terminal of its kind anywhere in the world. It lifts rail capacity at the Sydney terminal from 250,000 TEU to more than one million TEU annually once fully operational.
AutoRail is expected to take up to 900 truck movements off Port Botany roads each day. That translates into around 5,400 tonnes of CO₂ savings every year.
Patrick Terminals says the project is about more than efficiency. The automated system allows faster turnaround times, more reliable cargo scheduling and stronger supply chain links between global trade and regional NSW.
The company stressed that resilient and productive supply chains will be vital for Australia’s future, with AutoRail playing a central role.
