THE Director-General of Queensland Transport and Main Roads David Stewart last week launched an advisory body to help manage the rapidly changing freight and logistics industry in Queensland.
The decision came shortly after the formation of the Queensland Multimodal Freight Council.
Stewart said the new Queensland Transport and Logistics Council would help to improve understanding of the changing freight industry and help to meet the challenges posed by the rapid growth of the sector.
Stewart added the transport and logistics industry accounted for 18 per cent of gross state product and more needed to be done to improve industry efficiency, safety and sustainability.
The idea for the public-private group arose during the consultation phase of the South East Queensland (SEQ) Freight Network Strategy, which aimed to respond to the increasingly diverse freight task in SEQ.
A submission from a number of companies and individuals was then put to Queensland Transport and Main Roads seeking support for the creation of a state freight and logistics advisory body.
He added it is a great forum for industry to get together and work through issues between supply chain participants, and the initiative has been welcomed by the freight industry, consumers and their respective industry associations.
The Queensland Transport and Logistics Council will work closely with industry bodies, including the Australian Logistics Council.
The council will also liaise as appropriate with the recently-reconstituted Queensland Multimodal Freight Council.
Council members include eminent industry representatives, including service providers, infrastructure owners and operators, and freight and logistics services customers.
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