Future Low growth in ship Low growth in ship calls Significant growth in Moderate growth in Moderate growth in Demand** calls to port (2% to port (2% p.a.) future ship calls to future ship calls to port future ship calls to (next 20 p.a.) port (11% p.a.) (5-6% p.a.) port (3-4% p.a.) years) No change to ship Less than two ship calls 2.5 ship calls per 6.5 ship calls per day Six ship calls per calls per day to per day to anchor day to anchor to anchor day to anchor anchor Future No need to expand No need to expand No need to expand Requirement for No need to expand adequacy** anchorage anchorage* anchorage* expansion of anchorage (prediction) anchorages by around 30% if no change in management 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 Adopt additional Adopt additional actions Adopt additional Adopt additional Adopt additional actions to improve to improve current actions to improve actions to improve actions to improve current anchorage anchorage management current anchorage current anchorage current anchorage management practices management management practices management practices practices practices Consider implementing Further investigate Optimise the use of designated anchorage Consider impacts of ship Optimise the use of existing areas implementing anchorages on existing anchorages anchorages designated aesthetic values at the Investigate impacts of Investigate impacts anchorage areas Port of Hay Point Investigate impacts ship anchorages on of ship anchorages of ship anchorages aesthetic values at the Consider scheduled Consider scheduled on aesthetic values on aesthetic values Port of Townsville ship arrivals if and arrivals in combination at the Port of at the Port of when anchorage with (existing) Gladstone Cairns demand dictates designated If waiting times
Future Demand** (next 20 years) Low growth in ship calls to port (2% p.a.) Low growth in ship calls to port (2% p.a.) Significant growth in future ship calls to port (11% p.a.) Moderate growth in future ship calls to port (5-6% p.a.) Moderate growth in future ship calls to port (3-4% p.a.) No change to ship calls per day to anchor Less than two ship calls per day to anchor 2.5 ship calls per day to anchor 6.5 ship calls per day to anchor Six ship calls per day to anchor Future adequacy** (prediction) No need to expand anchorage No need to expand anchorage* No need to expand anchorage* Requirement for expansion of anchorages by around 30% if no change in management No need to expand anchorage Management Options Continue current practices of ship anchoring Adopt additional actions to improve current anchorage management practices 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 Adopt additional actions to improve current anchorage management practices Consider implementing designated anchorage areas Investigate impacts of ship anchorages on aesthetic values at the Port of Townsville Continue current practices of ship anchoring Adopt additional actions to improve current anchorage management practices Consider implementing designated anchorage areas Consider scheduled ship arrivals if and when anchorage demand dictates Consider more efficient use of existing anchorages Adopt additional actions to improve current anchorage management practices Further investigate impacts of ship anchorages on aesthetic values at the Port of Hay Point Consider scheduled arrivals in combination with (existing) designated Continue current practices of ship anchoring Adopt additional actions to improve current anchorage management practices Optimise the use of existing anchorages Investigate impacts of ship anchorages on aesthetic values at the Port of Gladstone If waiting times
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