Subscribe to RSS feedTasports fears outcome of Toll-ANL port swap
The Tasmanian Ports Corporation (Tasports) had major concerns over the impact of the Toll-ANL joint venture's decision to switch operations from Bell Bay to Burnie, chief executive Robert Barnes said today.
Uncertain future: Fears for Tasmania's fastest-growing box port at Bell Bay
Mr Barnes said the new Bass Strait domestic service "would not meet the state’s long-term needs" and "may not be in the best interests for Tasmania’s future economic growth and development", due to constraints on Burnie port.
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Bell Bay will continue to expand as MSC have recently announced their fortnighly international container vessel will call/is calling Bell Bay instead of Burnie, thereby increasing volumes ( as well as increasing volume when the economy picks up ). All other international container vessels call Bell Bay anyway. Burnie will only service the Toll/ANL domestic and woodchip vessels, and the occasional cruise ship and will probably decrease volume.
Bell Bay will still become Tasmanias major port, regardless of what happens in Burnie or Devonport.
I can understand Tasports point of view to have one major port for all domestic and international freight movements ( and would like to see this happen ), but with travel distances and the lack of efficent rail in Tasmania, it is more cost effective to move goods in to a port closer to your or your clients premise, than to road or rail all the way from Bell Bay.