Table 61: Summary of objectives and outcome for each port Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Future No predicted need No predicted need to No predicted need Requirement for No predicted need to to expand. expand. to expand. expansion of anchorages expand. adequacy by around 30% predicted Management Continue current Continue current Continue current Consider more efficient Continue current Options practices of ship practices of ship practices of ship use of existing practices of ship anchoring. anchoring. anchoring. anchorages anchoring. Improve current Improve current Improve current Improve current Improve current anchorage anchorage anchorage anchorage management anchorage management management practices management practices to protect management practices practices to protect to protect practices to protect environmental values to protect environmental environmental values environmental environmental values Consider scheduled values values Consider implementing arrivals in combination Optimise the use of Optimise the use of designated anchorage Consider with designated existing anchorages existing anchorages areas. implementing anchorages to avoid If waiting times designated need to expand Investigate impacts Investigate impacts of increase beyond four anchorage areas. anchorage areas. of ship anchorages ship anchorages on days, consider on aesthetic values aesthetic values at the Consider scheduled redesignating some at the Port of Port of Townsville. ship arrivals if and anchorages as coal Cairns. when anchorage ship anchorages, and demand dictates consider feasibility of VAS. Objective Objective 1 Objective 1 Objective 1 Objective 1 Objective 1 and Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome Outcome 1-2 Outcome 1-2 Outcome 1-2 Outcome 1-2 Outcome 1-2
Table 61: Summary of objectives and outcome for each port Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Future adequacy No predicted need to expand. No predicted need to expand. No predicted need to expand. Requirement for expansion of anchorages by around 30% predicted No predicted need to expand. Management Options Continue current practices of ship anchoring. Improve current anchorage management practices to protect environmental values Optimise the use of existing anchorages Investigate impacts of ship anchorages on aesthetic values at the Port of Cairns. Continue current practices of ship anchoring. Improve current anchorage management practices to protect environmental values Consider implementing designated anchorage areas. Investigate impacts of ship anchorages on aesthetic values at the Port of Townsville. Continue current practices of ship anchoring. Improve current anchorage management practices to protect environmental values Consider implementing designated anchorage areas. Consider scheduled ship arrivals if and when anchorage demand dictates Consider more efficient use of existing anchorages Improve current anchorage management practices to protect environmental values Consider scheduled arrivals in combination with designated anchorages to avoid need to expand anchorage areas. Continue current practices of ship anchoring. Improve current anchorage management practices to protect environmental values Optimise the use of existing anchorages If waiting times increase beyond four days, consider redesignating some anchorages as coal ship anchorages, and consider feasibility of VAS. Objective and Outcome Objective 1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-2 Objective 1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-2 Objective 1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-2 Objective 1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-2 Objective 1 Outcome 1-1 Outcome 1-2
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