WA Port Operations Task Force Meeting 2 June ... - Fremantle Ports

PORT OPERATIONS TASK FORCECONTAINER MOVEMENT STUDY UPDATE - JUNE 2011A Request For Proposal (RFP) was issued prior to Easter. The focus of the RFP wasto utilise the groundwork laid by Fremantle Ports in contacting stevedores, emptyparks, rail operators and transport providers to carry out an initial 72 hour trial, toverify the efficacy of the data received and then to carry out a two week full study ofcontainer movements. The focus would be on stevedore to importer, importer toempty park, empty park to exporter and exporter to stevedore as the main movements.Direct movements from parks to terminals are not discounted.The priority requirements were:Ultimate destination and origins of import and export containers;Location and use of staging depots;Movement of empties;Rail movements;Time required for each element of the chain;Container data - size, box type, ownershipSecondary requirements include:Routes commonly used;Types and utilisation of vehicles;Times of day for container movements;Container weight and commodity content.Four respondents presented offers. The respondents are all experts in transport andlogistics consulting and three of the four had actually carried out Port-relatedOrigin/Destination studies in the past.The evaluation committee, comprising representatives of Fremantle Ports, DoT andthe FLC have completed their deliberations. The evaluation report is in its final stagesand the winner of the contract will be announced very shortly.An Inception Meeting with the Project Steering Committee will take place early nextweek and it is expected that the meetings will be arranged with the key stakeholdersduring the course of June. It is expected that the 72 hour trial will take place in thelast week of June.