Freight Community System

Reviewed

Project overview

The proposed NSW Freight Community System would be a neutral and open digitised platform enabling freight supply chain participants to rapidly and securely exchange information to optimise, automate and manage logistics processes, by providing visibility of data across freight supply chains.

Background

The project is aligned with direct actions outlined in the NSW Freight and Ports Plan 2018-23 and Future Transport Technology Roadmap supports the NSW Government’s vision to be a global transport technology leader and create world-class mobility solutions for the people and communities of NSW. 

The NSW Freight Community System would incorporate air, road, rail and sea supply chain networks, increasing productivity and efficiency across multiple intermodal points. It would aim to solve operational problems and visibility issues for freight supply chain operators throughout a product’s entire journey. 

Consultation to date 

During 2021 we consulted with stakeholders across the supply chains of air, road, rail and sea to identify problems, benefits, technology and governance solutions to inform a Strategic Business Case for the project.  The feedback and submissions received have helped shape the Strategic Business case for a Freight Community System in NSW.   

Further consultation will be carried out as the project progresses. 

Current status

The next step is to review and evaluate the Strategic Business Case and carry out the assurance process in accordance with NSW Government guidelines and the NSW Gateway Policy that mandates independent peer reviews at critical decision points in a project’s life cycle. This assurance process is used to assess risks associated with investing in major programs and projects to ensure that they deliver benefits for our customers and stakeholders, and public value to the tax payer. 

Next Steps 

Following the completion of the review and assurance process for the Strategic Business Case, the next steps for the project will be determined.  

We will keep the freight industry and key stakeholders informed as this process progresses.  

Subscribe for regular updates about the project, or if you wish to speak to the project team please email freight@transport.nsw.gov.au