Brisbane has significant surplus export bulk grain capacity with average capacity utilisation at 35% and peak capacity utilisation 64%. Adjusting for the more opportunistic and sporadic chickpea and cottonseed export market, which can lessen available capacity circa 200,000 [tonnes], then utilisation figures move to 39% and 70% respectively. In real tonnage terms this [is] 800,000 [tonnes] of available capacity in peak periods. Figure 3: Port of Brisbane bulk exports and capacity (tonnes) QBT submission – Source: QBT submission, p. 10. Comparison of the GrainCorp and QBT port terminal facilities The main differences between the GrainCorp and QBT terminals at the Port of Brisbane are: terminal can receive grain by both road and rail, whereas terminal GrainCorp’s QBT’s can only receive grain by road. storage capacity is 112 700 tonnes, which is higher than storage GrainCorp’s QBT’s capacity of 70 000 tonnes. GrainCorp can load vessels with capacity up to 70 000 deadweight tonnes, compared to vessel capacity of up to 55 000 deadweight tonnes. QBT’s road receival and ship loading rates are higher than rates. GrainCorp’s QBT’s Table 2: Comparison of the Port of Brisbane terminals GrainCorp terminal QBT terminal Road receival Up to 400 Up to 350 (tonnes per hour) Rail receival Up to 2 200 Unavailable (tonnes per hour) Storage capacity Vertical storage 62 700 70 000 – (tonnes) Horizontal sheds 30 000 – Bunker storage 20 000 – Ship loading rate Up to 2 200 Up to 1 200 (tonnes per hour) Berth draft Length 285 Length 160 – – Depth 13 Draft 9.9 LAT (metres) – Vessel capacity Up to 70 000 Up to 55 000 (deadweight tonnage) Vessel type Up to Panamax Average Handymax (QBT’s estimate) Shipping capacity 2 000 000 960 000
Brisbane has significant surplus export bulk grain capacity with average capacity utilisation at 35% and peak capacity utilisation 64%. Adjusting for the more opportunistic and sporadic chickpea and cottonseed export market, which can lessen available capacity circa 200,000 [tonnes], then utilisation figures move to 39% and 70% respectively. In real tonnage terms this [is] 800,000 [tonnes] of available capacity in peak periods. Figure 3: Port of Brisbane bulk exports and capacity (tonnes) – QBT submission Source: QBT submission, p. 10. Comparison of the GrainCorp and QBT port terminal facilities The main differences between the GrainCorp and QBT terminals at the Port of Brisbane are: GrainCorp’s terminal can receive grain by both road and rail, whereas QBT’s terminal can only receive grain by road. GrainCorp’s storage capacity is 112 700 tonnes, which is higher than QBT’s storage capacity of 70 000 tonnes. GrainCorp can load vessels with capacity up to 70 000 deadweight tonnes, compared to QBT’s vessel capacity of up to 55 000 deadweight tonnes. GrainCorp’s road receival and ship loading rates are higher than QBT’s rates. Table 2: Comparison of the Port of Brisbane terminals GrainCorp terminal QBT terminal Road receival (tonnes per hour) Up to 400 Up to 350 Rail receival (tonnes per hour) Up to 2 200 Unavailable Storage capacity (tonnes) Vertical storage – 62 700 Horizontal sheds – 30 000 Bunker storage – 20 000 70 000 Ship loading rate (tonnes per hour) Up to 2 200 Up to 1 200 Berth draft (metres) Length – 285 Depth – 13 Length – 160 Draft 9.9 LAT Vessel capacity (deadweight tonnage) Up to 70 000 Up to 55 000 Vessel type Up to Panamax (QBT’s estimate) Average Handymax Shipping capacity 2 000 000 960 000
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