Infrastructure Australia scrutinises East Coast container port deficiencies

Infrastructure Australia has prioritised the development of suitable East Coast deepwater container port facilities in order to accommodate large ships that are currently unable to visit due to port constraints.

The CEO of the Port of Newcastle, Craig Carmody, supported the independent infrastructure advisor’s identification of a major deficiency in the nation’s preparedness for ever-larger ships, noting problems on both the wharf side and landside.

He said: “The data is clear – shipping lines around the world have stopped building the ships that Australia’s ports are designed to accommodate.”