The newly built Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at Webb Dock East in the Port of Melbourne was recently named Smart Infrastructure Project of the year at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s National Infrastructure Awards dinner held in Sydney.
The judging panel recognised the project for the significance and role of automation at Australia’s largest container port, improving operational capacity and efficiency, as well as the port’s ability to service larger capacity vessels.
The state-of-the-art Port of Melbourne project won against five other finalists from Australia and New Zealand, which included Sydney Airport Integrated Operations Centre, Sydney; The Mega Train Project, Newcastle; and UBERZones, Melbourne.
A subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), VICT opened for business in January. ICTSI signed an agreement with the Port of Melbourne Corporation in 2014 for the design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and financing of VICT. The automated terminal is the first of its kind in the ICTSI Group, and is the most advanced in Australia in terms of the level of automation. With its strategic location and projected efficiency levels, the USD400 million project is poised to become Australia’s premier port.
Organised by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, an independent organisation focused on excellence in social and economic infrastructure, the annual National Infrastructure Awards recognises excellence in public administration and business across major projects.