Fremantle opens liquid berth door

The port is also looking to use one of its planned new berths for wet bulk.

The decisions reflect the importance of the bulk liquids trade to industry and business in Western Australia and the need to ensure adequate common-user berth capacity to satisfy future needs.

Fremantle Ports chief executive Chris Leatt-Hayter said that the company was amending its existing environmental approval to permit the use of the proposed berth for bulk liquids, with the anticipation a long-term private commercial agreement can be finalised over the next year.

Mr Leatt-Hayter said that consolidating Fremantle’s bulk liquid trade to a dedicated, world-class berth would increase efficiency, safe handling and capacity.

The idea is to extend the Kwinana bulk jetty with an open-pile extension and onshore/offshore support infrastructure.