Carrier SOP & 24/7 emergency access directives
Trucking & wharf terminal delivery requirements — Brooklyn site 3012
To ensure fluid cross-docking transitions, absolute pedestrian segregation and zero congestion within our industrial estate, all freight forwarders, linehaul carriers and wharf transport operators must strictly adhere to our mandatory on-site delivery parameters.
Delivery address: 19/19 Export Drive, Brooklyn VIC 3012. All freight is received here — do not deliver to the registered office.
1. CONTAINER FOOTPRINT & CHASSIS DECOUPLING MANDATE
Our dedicated, private hardstand parking bay features a
maximum operational length of 14 metres.
All transport operators delivering 40ft ocean containers
must either:
• Ground the container on-site via a sideloader unit, OR
• Decouple the trailer chassis completely inside our
hardstand bay.
Prime movers (truck cabins) are strictly prohibited from
parking or idling in the communal estate lanes and must
exit the operational footprint immediately after dropping
the trailer.2. MANDATORY "DOORS FACING CABIN" TERMINAL LOADING RULE (CRITICAL)
Our high-speed warehouse utilizes side roller door
configurations for inbound cargo triage and safe
pedestrian devanning.
• ALL containers must be loaded at the Port of Melbourne
terminal with DOORS FACING FORWARD (loaded facing the
truck cabin).
• All transport operators must execute a strict
REVERSE-IN approach into our 14-metre bay.WARNING: Inbound containers arriving with doors facing the rear of the trailer will face IMMEDIATE REJECTION on-site. Any associated redelivery or futile trip fees will be borne entirely by the carrier or client.
3. ESTUARY ROAD GATED LOCKDOWN & AFTER-HOURS ACTIVATION
• Standard Receiving Windows: Monday to Friday,
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Estate Gates Lockdown: the industrial estate automated
perimeter security gates lock down promptly at 4:30 PM.
• 24/7 Emergency Wharf Overrides: full after-hours,
overnight and weekend gate clearance authority to absorb
critical wharf evacuations and urgent retail rejections.
All after-hours arrivals must be booked and authorised
by our operations desk at least 1 hour in advance.
Unannounced arrivals after 4:30 PM will be turned away
at the perimeter gates.4. SITE SAFETY & PPE COMPLIANCE (WORKSAFE VICTORIA)
The outdoor hardstand yard is a STRICT PEDESTRIAN EXCLUSION ZONE. Drivers must remain inside their cabins at all times during forklift loading/unloading operations. If a driver must drop clutches or adjust twistlocks, they must wear compliant AS/NZS Steel-Cap Safety Boots and a High-Visibility (Hi-Vis) Vest. No exceptions.
After-hours arrivals
Book and obtain authorisation from our operations desk at least 1 hour in advance. Unannounced arrivals after 4:30 PM are turned away at the perimeter gates. Call the 24/7 desk.
WARNING — IMMEDIATE REJECTION
Containers arriving with doors facing the rear of the trailer are rejected on-site. Redelivery and futile trip fees are borne entirely by the carrier or client.
