freight & logistics council december 2012
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Freight & Logistics Council December 2012. Since 1 May 2012, CBH & Watco have moved 3 million tonnes…. Our rail fleet. All 574 wagons are on the track 20 locomotives are on the track Last 2 locomotives to arrive this month Wagon fleet having weighing units installed currently. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Freight & Logistics Council December 2012
Since 1 May 2012,
CBH & Watco have moved 3 million tonnes…
Our rail fleet
• All 574 wagons are on the track
• 20 locomotives are on the track
• Last 2 locomotives to arrive this month
• Wagon fleet having weighing units installed currently
Our locomotives
3300 & 2700 horsepower Faster journeys and turnaround times
Distributed power More efficient and productive
Dynamic braking Better fuel efficiency
Tier 2 US standard Meets the highest environmental standards
17 narrow gauge
5 standard gauge
Our wagons
Lightweight aluminium body Maximum loading capacity
Pneumatic doors Safer loading and discharge function
Side mounted handbrake Standard loading protocols
Consistent wagon design Efficient maintenance, scheduling and inventory management
446 narrow gauge
128 standard gauge
Our new technology
GrainTrack: system that manages the process of loading & discharging
Touchpad: displays info about scanned wagons
Scanner: reads info from the tag on the wagon
Message boards: displays info about wagons passing the scanner
IONX: weighs the wagon & sends information to touchpad
WiTronix: tracks the location and details of each CBH train
Watco WA RailWatco WA Rail
• Watco WA Rail is headquartered in the CBH West Perth office
• Set up regional offices in Avon, Merredin, Geraldton, Wagin & Albany
• All management staff employed• Most of the driver group employed• We are committed to putting
growers first
Building our business
• Transition was challenging given delay in asset delivery, overlap with existing provider and biggest harvest on record to move
• We did however start 6 weeks early• Through the thick of it now • Focus on delivering tonnes for shipping demand• Interest from other potential customers is strong
Through transition and out the other side
How are we performing?
• Currently moving 15,000 - 25,000 tonnes on rail per day• Aim to move 25,000 - 30,000 tonnes per day• CBH has shipped a record 12.7 million tonnes from Western Australia in
the year to 31 October • Shipping records have been broken for five individual months
Road vs rail
2009 = 64% rail
2010 = 73% rail
2011 = 64% rail
2012 = 57% rail
2013 onwards = 70%+ rail
71% in Nov 2012
What have we achieved…in the last 12 months?
• 22 locomotives built• 22 locomotives transported across US inland & shipped to WA• 574 wagons built, delivered & fully commissioned• Introduced touchpad, scanner & GrainTrack system• Trained over 300 country staff• Watco WA Rail built team of over 130 staff, comprising of management,
drivers & maintenance crews
What have we achieved?
• Moved over 3 million tonnes since new contract started
• Made 28 changes to the technology to enhance usability
• More tonnes to port with each train
• Reduced rail freight rates by an average of 7% this year