Pier 300 terminal expansion given green light

With work due to start later this year (2012), the two-year redevelopment of the port’s second-largest terminal will maximise use of the facility by allowing APL to handle nearly 58% more ship calls and accommodate more than 65% more cargo, while growing the terminal footprint less than 20%. These percentages translate into up to 390 ship calls and the capacity to move more than 3.2m teu annually by 2027 on a 347-acre terminal.

Much of the work will be at Berth 306, where the quay will be extended by almost 380 metres (1,250 feet) and 41 acres of back-lands on existing fill, which will be designed to support automated operations in the future. Eight gantry cranes that span the width of the largest container ships will be added, doubling the number of cranes on the terminal to 24.

A major element of the project will include equipping the entire terminal with Alternative Marine Power (AMP) electrical infrastructure to eliminate emissions from ships at berth. This will enable 70% of APL ships to run on electricity at berth by 2017, increasing to 95% by 2026.