SYDNEY PORTS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 12

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SUMMArY rEvIEw
OF OPErATIONS
SYDNEY PORTS AImS TO ADD vAluE TO All ASPECTS OF SYDNEY'S PORT
OPERATIONS TO mEET ExISTINg AND FuTuRE TRADE NEEDS. wE wORk
wITh STAkEhOlDERS TO AChIEvE OuTCOmES ThAT BENEFIT All PARTIES
AND ENSuRE ThE SAFETY OF COmmERCIAl ShIPPINg.
the main fUnCtionS of Sydney PortS
are to
mAnAge And develop
Port faCiLitieS and ServiCeS
to Cater for eXiSting and
future trade needS
faCiLitate trade By Providing
a Competitive AdvAntAge to
imPorterS, eXPorterS and the
Port reLated SUPPLy Chain
manage the navigationaL,
seCurity and oPerationaL
sAfety needS of
CommerCiaL ShiPPing
ProteCt the environment
and have regard to the
intereStS of the Community
deLiver ProfitaBLe
BUSineSS growth
Sydney PortS CorPoration annUaL rePort 2011/12
Again this year, container traffic
through Port Botany exceeded two
million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units
(TEUs), almost a third of Australia’s
containerised trade. Cruise ship visits
to Sydney grew by 30 per cent in
each of the last two years.
During the year, Sydney Ports achieved
significant milestones in a series of
projects to improve capacity and
supply chain efficiency at Port Botany
and Sydney Harbour.
The Port Botany Expansion is one of
the biggest infrastructure projects
undertaken in Australia in 30 years,
adding five new container berths to
the existing six. During the year, most
of the expanded area was handed over
to a third stevedoring operator and
the remainder leased to an existing
operator. The Grade Separation Works,
due for completion in late 2012, will
eliminate the need for trucks to stop
at rail crossings on their approach to
the terminals.
The Port Botany Landside
Improvement Strategy (PBLIS) aims
to generate efficiencies in the landside
supply chain by improving road and
rail transport of containers through
the port. In the first year of PBLIS’
operation, truck turnaround times
improved by 30 per cent. Industry
representatives have worked with us
to develop a comprehensive PBLIS rail
strategy. A key part of this is the new
Rail Operations and Coordination
Centre at Port Botany which will
coordinate the port rail system as
part of PBLIS, when fully operational
in late 2012.
Intermodal network developments,
including Sydney Ports’ Intermodal
Logistics Centre at Enfield, will
increase container rail movements
and support the NSW Government’s
aim of doubling rail modal share
by 2020.
Construction of marine structures
for the second bulk liquids berth at
Port Botany was also largely completed
this year. Sydney Ports made a
submission to the NSW Government’s
Bays Precinct Taskforce on future
development of the Glebe Island and
White Bay port precinct.
The White Bay Cruise Passenger
Terminal is now under construction
and a Master Plan commenced for the
upgrade of the Overseas Passenger
Terminal at Circular Quay. These
cruise infrastructure projects will
support the expected growth in
passenger numbers and allow larger
ships to berth.
In all these port developments,
Sydney Ports continued to work with
local community organisations and
councils. We have now completed a
number of significant community and
environmental enhancements in
the port precinct.