Design vessels two scenarios we modelled. For the Bay West concept we have considered two design vessels. The first is a 14,000 TEU Bay West concept design vessel, the largest vessel that can transit the Terminal location existing channels through Port Phillip Heads, as In the selected Werribee River concept the established by navigation simulations carried out container quay and terminal are located on a at the Australian Maritime College. reclaimed island in Port Phillip Bay, south of the Werribee River mouth The second scenario is a larger 18,500 TEU and about 1.5 kilometres offshore of the Western vessel, included for direct comparison with Treatment Plant. There is a 4.1 kilometre strait quay Hastings. Navigation simulations indicated that for line backed by a 600 metre deep terminal area, vessels of this size to safely transit the heads it providing about 250 hectares of land and a capacity would be necessary to widen the Great Ship of 9 million TEU per year. Channel. This option is included for comparison purposes, at this stage we are not proposing any The terminal area includes ship to shore cranes, a further dredging of the Great Ship Channel at the container stacking area and road and rail loading Port Phillip Bay Heads. and unloading. The island also accommodates some port services and maintenance functions. Table 16 shows the vessel characteristics for the Figure 37 shows the terminal location. Table 16. Design vessel characteristics for Bay West and Hastings SCENARIO 1: 14,000 TEU Constrained SCENARIO 2: 18,500 TEU Port Phillip – – by existing Port Phillip Heads Heads widened, not deepened 14,000 TEU New Post Panamax Based on 18,500 TEU Ultra Large Container Ship MCS Daniela Based on Maersk, vessel. ‘triple E’ 366 metre LOA 51.2 metre beam 13.5 400 metre LOA 59 metre beam 14.0 metre sailing draught metre sailing draught Source: Infrastructure Victoria 2017
Design vessels For the Bay West concept we have considered two design vessels. The first is a 14,000 TEU vessel, the largest vessel that can transit the existing channels through Port Phillip Heads, as established by navigation simulations carried out at the Australian Maritime College. The second scenario is a larger 18,500 TEU vessel, included for direct comparison with Hastings. Navigation simulations indicated that for vessels of this size to safely transit the heads it would be necessary to widen the Great Ship Channel. This option is included for comparison purposes, at this stage we are not proposing any further dredging of the Great Ship Channel at the Port Phillip Bay Heads. Table 16 shows the vessel characteristics for the two scenarios we modelled. Bay West concept design Terminal location In the selected Werribee River concept the container quay and terminal are located on a reclaimed island in Port Phillip Bay, south of the Werribee River mouth and about 1.5 kilometres offshore of the Western Treatment Plant. There is a 4.1 kilometre strait quay line backed by a 600 metre deep terminal area, providing about 250 hectares of land and a capacity of 9 million TEU per year. The terminal area includes ship to shore cranes, a container stacking area and road and rail loading and unloading. The island also accommodates some port services and maintenance functions. Figure 37 shows the terminal location. Table 16. Design vessel characteristics for Bay West and Hastings SCENARIO 1: 14,000 TEU – Constrained by existing Port Phillip Heads SCENARIO 2: 18,500 TEU – Port Phillip Heads widened, not deepened 14,000 TEU New Post Panamax Based on MCS Daniela 366 metre LOA 51.2 metre beam 13.5 metre sailing draught 18,500 TEU Ultra Large Container Ship Based on Maersk, ‘triple E’ vessel. 400 metre LOA 59 metre beam 14.0 metre sailing draught Source: Infrastructure Victoria 2017
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