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