Tasmanian Business Reporter September 2018

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6 Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018
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$200m to future-proof ports
WORK will start on a major
expansion of Tasmania’s port
infrastructure later this year,
after TasPorts outlined a $200
million Port Master Plan.
TasPorts Chairman Stephen
Bradford said the developments
would help the company
meet customer demand,
attract new business and provide
the best value for customers.
“The plans guide port infrastructure
investment over the
next 15 years and are expected
to help inject hundreds of
millions of dollars into Tasmania’s
economy over the
longer term,” Mr Bradford
said.
TasPorts CEO Paul Weedon
said the Port Master Plan was
a major long-term investment
to ensure that Tasmania’s
maritime trade system had the
capacity to grow for the benefit
of the entire state.
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cent of the state’s freight coming
and going by sea, ports
are one of our most important
infrastructure assets and it is
vital we plan for the future to
meet growing demand,” Mr
Weedon said.
Projects include:
BELL BAY - A $10 million
investment to improve berthing
capacity at Bell Bay No.6
berth, enabling forestry and
mining exports from multiple
berths, upgrade of fuel pipelines
and increased capacity
for fuel storage. A new transport
and wash-down system
will also assist forestry exports.
BURNIE - About $80
million will be invested at
Burnie, including the proposed
international container
terminal. Work will also include
a project to dredge the
berth to provide for Toll’s
larger Bass Strait vessels and
improved cruise facilities to
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enable more ship visits and
tourism growth.
DEVONPORT - A $50-
$60 million development
will extend berthing facilities
for passengers, cargo and
freight. Infrastructure will accommodate
the new Spirit of
Tasmania vessels arriving in
2021, allowing an additional
160,000 passengers annually
to enter Devonport.
HOBART - TasPorts will
invest $50-$60 million to develop
a new Antarctic logistics
precinct to support the
Tasmanian Antarctic Gateway
Strategy and attract further
international programs
and provide a permanent base
for RSV Nuyina, Australia’s
latest ice breaker research
vessel, which will arrive mid-
2020. Plans include a reorganised
cruise precinct at
Macquarie Wharf with more
berths for cruise vessels, allowing
services to grow.
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Coastal shipping
in the news again
SOMETIMES I lament for
those that ship or transport
their goods. It is frustrating
for me and I do this for a
living.
For the humble trader it
must seem like every time
you blink there is some
new surcharge or complexity
that seems designed to
make your life difficult. I
feel your pain – sorry for
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Exporters of airfreight
should be aware of the 100
per cent piece screening
protocol that is coming
into effect in March 2019
- exporters should expect
delays and additional costs
in the process of lodging
goods for export per international
flights (general
and perishable).
There is a process to
avoid this by becoming a
“known consignor” and
if this is of interest to you
then I strongly suggest you
explore this process now as
it is not simple from Tasmania
– please feel free to
contact me to guide you.
Coastal shipping is
raising its head again in
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the press and the Government
with another attempt
to smooth some of the
processes for international
vessels to carry domestic
loads around the coast.
The Tasmanian Logistics
Committee has spent
a considerable amount
of time considering the
ramifications for Tasmania
should international ships
be allowed to carry domestic
cargo. Our collective
position is that Tasmania
should be considered separately
to the “other island”
as we have an established
first-class coastal operation
already in place.
Some will say that the
introduction of international
ships carrying
domestic cargoes will add
to competition, but we are
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of the opinion that with
the investment of the three
services across Bass Strait,
any erosion of volume
on these carriers could
potentially see us suffer in
the long run (consider if an
international carrier secures
enough volume to erode
our current service and then
due to international pressure
pulls out.
The Tasmanian Logistics
Committee has met the Infrastructure
and Transport
Minister Michael McCormack
in August to voice
our position on this.
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or communication on
my articles – please feel
free to contact me on
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on phone 0421174680.
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