Inner Harbour Development

Completed in November 2008, the project to develop Port Kembla's Inner Harbour saw a major transformation take place. This project occured over three stages involving development of approximately 53 hectares of land.

Stage One of the development included:

Berth 106 extension: The $16 million extension of the Multi Purpose berth was completed in June 2005. The berth was extended by 130 metres in order to allow two large vessels to dock simultaneously.

Relocation of Tom Thumb Road: The road was relocated to the northern boundary of the development to allow the continuous development of the land as a single parcel. Work on this project was completed in December 2006.

Cargo Shed: Construction of the 15, 000 square metre undercover storage facility for weather sensitive cargo was completed in May 2007.

Stage Two of the development included:

Berth 107: September 2007 saw the completion of the third Roll on Roll off berth, berth 107. The new wharf structure has become an integral part of the operating AAT Terminal. With a length of approximately 290 metres and a depth alongside of 12.3 metres, the berth has a stern ramp to accommodate larger car-carrying vessels, RoRo’s, heavy lifts, as well as general and containerised cargo.

Dredging: The completion of major dredging works in Port Kembla’s Inner Harbour signalled another important milestone in the ports transformation.The project involved the dredging and removal of approximately 380,000 cubic metres of material to allow construction of berth 107, and berth 103. The material was removed from around these two areas to a depth of 12.3 metres to allow the safe berthing of car carriers and large roll on roll off ships.

Stage Three of the development included:

Berth 103: Construction of the newest berth in the Inner Harbour (berth 103) was completed in September 2008. Demolition of the old ANL RoRo berth made way for this new berth, the fourth berth in the Inner Harbour development project. At 200m in length and a depth alongside of 12.2 metres the berth is similar in design and structure to berth 107 offering maximum flexibility for port operations and will enable the delivery of general and bulk cargo to take place. 

Relocation of the Inner Harbour Rail Spur: The twin track spur line was relocated to the eastern side of the terminal site, where it will be used for transport of containers and other cargo.

PDI Facilities: Landside development is taking place to provide approximately 20 hectares for Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) facilities where imported vehicles will be prepared for delivery prior to delivery to motor dealerships.

Construction of a Road Bridge: This project involved the construction of a bridge to cross the coal and grain rail terminal to allow the development of approx 10 hectares of land within the balloon loop for vehicle preparation. The provision of the rail bridge allows access to this land.

Berth 105 Extension: The project to extend berth 105 by 80 metres involved the construction of a new ramp landing platform at the eastern end of Berth 105 of Port Kembla’s Inner Harbour. This easterly extension provides a total berth length of approx 510m allowing the simultaneous berthing of two car carrying vessels and minimise the risk of vessel queuing. Car vessels are increasing in size from 200 metres to 228 metres and the Port Corporation needs to be prepared to service these larger vessels.

Security Gate: A new security access gate was constructed at the Tom Thumb Road entrance into the port. The facility is a main checkpoint for all people and cargo using the Inner Harbour and helps to further secure port facilities and increase the safety of port users. The gatehouse is manned 24/7 and controlls authorised access to all Inner Harbour terminals and facilities. The project included installation of sliding security gates, CCTV, development of new traffic lanes and vehicle turning paths to control traffic flows.

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