DHL Global Forwarding has been appointed as the logistics partner for the Victoria Desalination Project. - Australia's largest seawater desalination plant on the Bass Coast, near the town of Wonthaggi.
DHL-GF is responsible for delivering approximately 60,000 revenue tonnes of construction equipment and material for the $3.5 billion plant, which is on schedule for completion by end-December 2011.
DHL will be involved in the international transportation of all equipment, including customs and Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS) clearance in Australia, domestic transportation and cargo tracking.
When finished, the plant will provide a rain independent potable water source for the State of Victoria that is capable of supplying up to one third of Melbourne's annual water needs.
