FLSMIDTH WINS GLADSTONE CONTRACT

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has selected FLSmidth to build its new shiploader 1. The contract includes decommissioning of the old shiploader at the port in Queensland, Australia. The existing shiploader 1 has successfully loaded bulk material to ships at the port for the past 43 years.

Dr Anthony Lynham, GPC Chair, notes on the local sourcing of the new shiploader: “Traditionally, machines of this size are constructed overseas and imported into Australia, so to be able to have FLSmidth build one right here at our Port Central Precinct is a win for manufacturing in our state and a win for local jobs. It not only shows confidence in future market demand for exports, but it’s great news in terms of local and regional jobs, trade capacity, and the region’s prosperity as GPC plans for the next 50 years.”

The US$36.1 million project commenced in March 2022 and has a scheduled completion date of Q2, 2024.