Table 52: Summary of management options for each port Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Current Sufficient physical Sufficient physical Sufficient physical High demand for Sufficient physical Management capacity capacity capacity anchorages, nearly capacity. of Anchorages all ships (99%) Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental proceed directly to impacts from impacts from impacts from existing impacts from existing anchor from sea to existing anchorage existing anchorage anchorage practices anchorage practices await a berth. practices considered practices considered considered to be not considered to be not to be not significant. to be not significant. significant. Environmental significant. impacts from existing Designated No designated No designated Designated anchorage practices anchorages. anchorages. anchorages. anchorages. considered to be not significant. Designated anchorages. Future Low growth in ship Low growth in ship Significant growth in Relatively moderate Relatively moderate Demand* calls (2%) over next calls (2%) over next future ship calls growth in future ship growth in future ship 20 years. 20 years. (11%) over the next calls (5-6%) over the calls (3-4%) over the 20 years next 20 years next 20 years Future No predicted need No predicted need No predicted need to Requirement for No predicted need to to expand. to expand. expand. expansion of expand. adequacy anchorages by around 30% predicted to accommodate peak demand
Table 52: Summary of management options for each port Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Current Management of Anchorages Sufficient physical capacity Environmental impacts from existing anchorage practices considered to be not significant. Designated anchorages. Sufficient physical capacity Environmental impacts from existing anchorage practices considered to be not significant. No designated anchorages. Sufficient physical capacity Environmental impacts from existing anchorage practices considered to be not significant. No designated anchorages. High demand for anchorages, nearly all ships (99%) proceed directly to anchor from sea to await a berth. Environmental impacts from existing anchorage practices considered to be not significant. Designated anchorages. Sufficient physical capacity. Environmental impacts from existing anchorage practices considered to be not significant. Designated anchorages. Future Demand* Low growth in ship calls (2%) over next 20 years. Low growth in ship calls (2%) over next 20 years. Significant growth in future ship calls (11%) over the next 20 years Relatively moderate growth in future ship calls (5-6%) over the next 20 years Relatively moderate growth in future ship calls (3-4%) over the next 20 years 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 to accommodate peak demand No predicted need to expand.
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