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Gippsland Ports
Presentation to SEATS Conference
February 2018
1
Victoria’s Ports
Port of
Snowy River Tamboon
Port of Sydenham
Anderson Inlet Inlet
Lake Tyers Port of
Mallacoota
Port of Gippsland
Lakes
Port of Corner
Shallow Inlet & Port
1 Portland Bay 8 Port Phillip Bay and Queenscliff
Inlet Albert
2 Port Fairy 9 Westernport
3 Warnambool 10 Anderson Inlet
4 Port Campbell 11 Corner Inlet & Port Albert
5 Apollo Bay 12 Gippsland Lakes
6 Lorne 13 Snowy River
7 Barwon Heads 14 Mallacoota
Gippsland Ports - Area of Management
Barry Beach
Overview of Victorian local ports:
Local Port Local Ports No. of No. of Area Nav Aids Wharves & Berths & Commercial Slipways Employees Harbour Hydro Dredging Marine Pollution Responsibility Maritime
Local Waterways Jetties Moorings Boatyards Master Survey designated for commercial Transport and
Manager Ports (excluding Capability Regional Control port Offshore
Local Ports) Agency operations Facilities
(VICPLAN) Security Act
responsibilities
Gippsland Anderson 5 4 1,400 800+ 100+ 900+ 2 4 56 yes Yes Gippsland yes yes yes
Ports Inlet, Corner km2 Lakes Corner Inlet,
Barry Beach
Inlet & Port (continuously),
Marine
Albert; Corner Inlet Terminal,
Gippsland (periodically) Port Anthony
Lakes, Marine
Terminal,
Snowy River;
Lakes
Mallacoota Entrance
Parks Victoria Port Phillip, 3 6 1,610 1,000 44 3000 (note 0 1 30 No No Queenscliff, No No No
1,800 managed Patterson River &
Western Port, km2 by other agents) other sites on
Port Campbell intermittent basis
Barwon Coast Barwon Heads 1 0 N/A 2 6 0 0
Opportunities for commercial shipping in Gippsland
• There are opportunities to build on the long
history of maritime transport and commercial
shipping in Gippsland.
• The existing commercial port of Hastings is part
of the 4 port configuration that forms the
commercial port strategy for Victoria.
• There are two other ports in Gippsland, Corner
Inlet and Gippsland Lakes (Lakes Entrance) that
also have a long history of commercial shipping,
although these are not recognised.
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Oil and gas industry services
6
Oil and gas industry services
7
Power industry components delivered through
Corner Inlet
8
Commercial Port Management –
Commercial shipping
Break in Corner
bulk Inlet
cargo
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Heavy lift vessel at Barry Beach
10Power industry components at Barry Beach
11Bass Strait Livestock Transport
12Opportunities for commercial shipping in Gippsland
• Port of Hastings currently has approx 100
commercial vessels per year
• Port of Corner Inlet currently has approx 230
commercial vessels per year (excl. fishing)
• Both Ports have potential for increased
throughput
• Hastings currently has approx. 1.7m tonnes p/a
with capacity for up to 5m tonnes p/a.
• Existing deep water channel (up to 15m)
• 3,500 h/a land potentially available (zoned) for
port services
• Capacity of Corner Inlet can be substantially
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increased through dredgingOpportunities for commercial shipping in Gippsland • Emerging industry developments within the region • Corner Inlet (Barry Point) central to 6 LGAs comprising 18% of Victoria’s land area • Proximity to Tasmania relative to Melb for Bass Strait trade • Corner Inlet comprises a large body of water with good anchorages • Key export industries located within the region (agriculture, forest products, resources) • Land area available to support landside requirements for maritime transport development 14
Source: Gippsland Freight Strategy 2013
Note the focus on Melbourne as the hub and lack of connectivity
from Gippsland to the two potential regional commercial ports.
15Potential developments in Gippsland - AGL
• AGL announced in August 2017 Crib Point
(Western Port) as the preferred site for a gas
import jetty and pipeline to increase energy
security and supply for south eastern Australia.
• AGL would invest $250 million, commence
construction in 2019 and bring the terminal into
operation by 2020/21.”
• The project involves upgrading an existing jetty,
40 ships per year and building an underground
pipeline to Pakenham (no road transport) where
gas will enter the grid to supply South Australia
and NSW as well as Victoria.
16Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• November 2017 Offshore Energy Pty Ltd.
(Offshore Energy) and Copenhagen
Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of the
fund Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S (CI III),
announceed that they have entered into a
partnership regarding the continued
development of Australia’s first offshore wind
farm, the Star of the South. The project has so
far been developed solely by Offshore Energy.
17Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• The Star of the South Energy Project
(‘Project’) is in the initial stages of
development to further investigate and
assess an area off the south coast of
Gippsland, Victoria to determine its
suitability to eventually construct an
offshore wind farm.
18Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• The Project will see the creation of
approximately 12,000 jobs (direct and
indirect) during construction and 300
ongoing jobs over its 25-year life. Of the
estimated $8 billion to be invested during
the development and construction of the
Project, approximately half could comprise
local content.
19Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• Offshore Energy is working with the
Commonwealth Government to obtain
rights to allow it to investigate the chosen
site, within the Commonwealth
Government’s jurisdiction, to determine
the feasibility of developing the Project.
20Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore energy
The Project will involve:
• Upgrade and expansion of existing nearby
port facilities to enable construction and
later operation and maintenance of the
wind farm.
• Construction of at least two offshore
substations and a network of cables to
connect the turbines.
21Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• Construction and assembly of up to 250
turbines over an area of 574 square
kilometres, located at depths ranging
between 20 metres and 40 metres.
• 95km route for each of the four x 500MW,
underground and undersea transmission
cables.
• Utilisation, where possible, of existing
transmission infrastructure and land rights.
22Potential developments in Gippsland –
Offshore Energy
• Star of the South would generate 8000-
gigawatt hours of energy annually, enough
to power 1.2 million homes, and account
for nearly 20 per cent of Victoria’s energy
demand.
23Potential developments in Gippsland - Kalbar
• Subject to approvals, Kalbar proposes to begin
construction of the project in 2019, with mining
operations to commence in 2020.
• The approvals process for the Fingerboards
Mineral Sands Project commenced in the
second half of 2016 and includes an EES
• Kalbar anticipates that the approval of an EES,
mining work plan, mining licence and cultural
heritage management plan will take
approximately two years.
24Potential developments in Gippsland - Kalbar
25Potential developments in Gippsland - Kalbar
26Potential developments in Gippsland –
Port Infrastructure & Services
Qube Group
• Vision to develop Barry Beach Marine
Terminal into a world class multi user port
facility
Port Anthony Stevedoring Services P/L
• Vision to develop and operate Port
Anthony Marine Terminal to cater for dry-
bulk cargoes
27Potential impediments to future development
• Hastings has lost approx. 2m tonnes trade p/a
through not being able to provide secure land
access
• There are constraints on rail capacity on
Frankston line
• Embargo on international container cargo
through Hastings for next 15 years
• Corner Inlet has limited vessel operating
parameters thereby limiting vessel size or
alternatively necessitating substantial capital
dredging
28Barry Beach
29Potential impediments to future development Corner Inlet - Current operating parameters: • Least depth on the Bar at Corner Inlet entrance is approximately 7.0 metres at LAT. • Least depth in the Main Channel and Toora Channel is approximately 5.4 metres at LAT. • Least depth in Barry Beach Channel is approximately 5.2 metres at LAT. • Least depth alongside BBMT is approximately 6.0 metres at LAT. • Vessels up to 100m LOA, 6500t DWT, 6m Draft, cargo capacity approx. 3,500t - 4,500t (subject to conditions) 30
Potential impediments to future development • Corner Inlet is a RAMSAR listed wetland and comprises several Marine Parks • Lead time associated with obtaining requisite environmental approvals to undertake dredging • Absence of any public policy for development of commercial shipping in Corner Inlet • Govt agency planning not keeping pace with private capital and market opportunities • Apparent disconnect between Govt (State & Local) support for potential projects and infrastructure and services planning and delivery • Port development sites also identified as regional tourism assets 31
Potential impediments to future development • Gippsland Freight Strategy (GLGN 2013) identifies only Hastings as a future port for Gippsland • Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Master Plan (C4G 2013) does not identify port development at Corner Inlet as a priority initiative • SGSC Economic Development & Tourism Strategy 2015-2020 identifies development of Port Anthony at Barry Point as a major infrastructure project. • SGSC identifies development of ports at Hastings and Barry Beach will provide new economic opportunities. 32
Potential impediments to future development
• SGSC strategic principle: “Achieve
integrated transport systems to ensure
they are reliable, affordable and
convenient to enable the efficient
movement of freight and people. This
includes road, rail, air and sea” not
reflected in Action Plan or Strategic
Infrastructure priorities from a port
development perspective
33Potential impediments to future development
• Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Economic
Development Strategy 2016-19:
“KEY INITIATIVES - Advocate to the State
Government for continued investment into
the development of the Port of Hastings”
“OUTCOMES - State Government to
provide certainly on the continued
investment into this project”
• The foregoing outcome is not reflected in any
current port development strategy.
34Potential impediments to future development
• Gippsland Regional Plan 2015-2020 identifies
freight and logistics as key elements in regional
economic prosperity
• GRP acknowledges much of Gippsland freight is
consigned through Melbourne
• GRP provides qualified support for development
of Port of Hastings and zero recognition of
potential of commercial port development in
Corner Inlet
35Gippsland Regional Plan 2015-2020
36Gippsland Regional Plan 2015-2020
37Interventions required to improve functionality of
Corner Inlet
Assuming vessels of 130-140m LOA, 8-9m
draft, 12,000t DWT:
• 9.5m x 100m wide channel at Corner Inlet
Entrance: 440,000m3
• 9.5m x 100m wide in Barry Beach Channel:
1,200,000m3
• Possible realignment of Barry Beach Channel
• Creation of swing basin at Barry Beach
• Provision for berthing of tugs
• Establishment of pilotage services & berthing
38Corner Inlet entrance
39Other operational considerations
• Need for appropriately structured, capable and
resourced port management body
• Definition of responsibilities for shared port
utilisation to privately operated terminal facilities
– Dredging (capital & maintenance)
– Environmental approvals and compliance
– Harbour & Channel control
– Aids to navigation
– Maritime security
– Emergency response
• Need for management of the interaction
between commercial shipping, commercial
fishing and recreational boating 40Need for harbour and channel management
41Interaction of commercial shipping and
recreational boating
42Barry Beach Marine
Terminal
Port Anthony Marine
Terminal
Barry Beach Channel
43Other values that need to be managed
44Not all vessel traffic is commercial
45Fragmented management:
Opportunity to rationalise local port, commercial port and
waterways management in Gippsland
46Thank You
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