NSW publishes Kembla and Botany roadmap

Over the next 30 years Port Botany and Port Kembla will be required to cater for growing trade numbers. Container volumes are expected to triple from 2.3m teus to 8.4m.

Motor vehicles could more than double from 390,000 to 850,000 and dry bulk products are predicted to grow from 20.3m to 30m tonnes.

NSW has identified five main objectives it needs to need in order to sustainably cater for the forecasted growth within the ports over the next thirty years.

The first objective is to provide efficient road connections to the ports and intermodal terminals. This will be essential in catering for the growing NSW freight task.

Increasing the moment of containers by rail to the port will maximise throughput capacity in a cost-effective, efficient and sustainable manger. NSW has a target of moving 3m teus per year by rail by 2045.

The third objective is related to using land and infrastructure efficiently. Optimising the utilisation and productivity of existing land and infrastructure before investing in new land will aid the company’s approach to sustainable asset management.

With this greater land utilisation the port’s fourth aim is the need to grow in capacity, but this increased capacity will depend on trade volumes, productivity improvements and wider market developments.

Finally, the fifth objective is to protect the ports and intermodal terminals from urban encroachment. The port will need to be operated 24 hours a day in order to meet the demand of the businesses and maximise productivity. But it will also require protection from residential, retail and commercial uses.

The full 30 year plan can be found on the NSW Ports website.