Table 54: Overview of ship anchorage management options and relevance for Port of Abbot Point Option Name Assessed Criteria (Potential Net Benefits) Economic / Environmental Ship safety / Other user Relevant for Commercial impacts Response impacts future impacts impacts 1 Business-as-usual Yes Minimal (occurred) Excellent Minimal (current) Yes (close to port) 2 Improved Yes (efficiencies) Uncertain Excellent Uncertain Yes (close to port) 3 All-at-Port High negative Uncertain Excellent (in Possibly (via no No port) use of anchorages) 4 All-in-Port limits Likely negative Uncertain Likely negative Uncertain / No (uncertain if (navigation Possible feasible) issues) 5 Fixed-Moored High negative Likely negative Likely negative Likely negative No 6 All-at-Sea Negative Uncertain Likely negative Uncertain No 7 Scheduled Arrivals Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain No 8 Scheduled Arrivals Benefits & costs Possibly benefits or Uncertain Possibly benefits Possibly (but plus Anchorage to be evaluated no change or no change link to Hay Point) 9 Demand High negative Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain No
Table 54: Overview of ship anchorage management options and relevance for Port of Abbot Point Option Name Assessed Criteria (Potential Net Benefits) Economic / Commercial impacts Environmental impacts Ship safety / Response impacts Other user impacts Relevant for future 1 Business-as-usual Yes Minimal (occurred) Excellent (close to port) Minimal (current) Yes 2 Improved Yes (efficiencies) Uncertain Excellent (close to port) Uncertain Yes 3 All-at-Port High negative Uncertain Excellent (in port) Possibly (via no use of anchorages) No 4 All-in-Port limits Likely negative (uncertain if feasible) Uncertain Likely negative (navigation issues) Uncertain / Possible No 5 Fixed-Moored High negative Likely negative Likely negative Likely negative No 6 All-at-Sea Negative Uncertain Likely negative Uncertain No 7 Scheduled Arrivals Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain No 8 Scheduled Arrivals plus Anchorage Benefits & costs to be evaluated Possibly benefits or no change Uncertain Possibly benefits or no change Possibly (but link to Hay Point) 9 Demand High negative Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain No