DP World plans to develop Tasmanian terminal

DP World and the Tasmanian Ports Corporation have announced that they will work together to develop a 200,000 teu capacity container terminal at the Port of Burnie on the Australian island of Tasmania.

DP World’s investment will involve refurbishing the existing ship-to-shore (STS) crane and providing an additional one; developing the container yard for general and refrigerated containers; integrating the yard with the existing rail terminal and providing yard container handling equipment.

The project is estimated to cost US$20m, to be finished in January 2017 and to create 40 jobs when it opens and a further 20 in the following years.