Overview
- The $836 million, four-storey complex at Blackwattle Bay opens after a multiyear delay, with wholesale trading shifting from Pyrmont.
- About 30 retailers will trade from opening day, with more to follow in coming weeks as operations scale up.
- Early-morning Dutch clock auctions start with crabs at 4am and fish at 4:30am, drawing roughly 160 registered buyers and moving an estimated 50–60 tonnes a day.
- The facility features a temperature-controlled trading floor and a purpose-built live crustacean system that stores species at optimal conditions to improve quality and welfare.
- Transport for NSW confirms the ferry wharf is not due until 2027; authorities have added 150 weekly light rail trips, residents expect congestion with only about 400 parking spaces and projected annual visitation of roughly 6 million.