Newcastle Port CEO open to container terminal proposals

The new CEO of the Port of Newcastle in Australia has said that the port is open to proposals to build a container terminal at the port.

The port is mainly a coal port but CEO Geoff Crowe was quoted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as saying: “At the moment if we had somebody knocking on our door to build a container terminal then we would certainly look at it. Or if somebody could come forward with a compelling case for a container terminal we would certainly look at it but in the current circumstances we haven’t got that.

He continued: “It doesn’t mean we won’t talk about it and there is nothing to restrict us from talking to people and looking to go towards a container terminal in the future.”