❓ Dr. Honey raises concerns about demurrage fees and delays at the Kwinana bulk jetty. The Minister acknowledges the delays, attributing them to a fire and outlining government plans for repairs, land acquisition, and jetty upgrades.
AnsweredQoN 704Legislative Assembly
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FREMANTLE PORT AUTHORITY
— KWINANA BULK TERMINAL JETTY
704. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Ports:
I refer to reports that companies
are paying up to $900 000 in demurrage fees due to capacity restrictions at the
Kwinana bulk jetty, and an answer given by Hon Matthew Swinbourn in a committee
hearing yesterday that there is no timeline for repairs and upgrades on the
jetty.
(1) Why are importers and exporters
experiencing such lengthy delays at the Kwinana bulk jetty?
(2) What plans does the government
have to fix these issues, and when will that work be completed?
— KWINANA BULK TERMINAL JETTY
704. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Ports:
I refer to reports that companies
are paying up to $900 000 in demurrage fees due to capacity restrictions at the
Kwinana bulk jetty, and an answer given by Hon Matthew Swinbourn in a committee
hearing yesterday that there is no timeline for repairs and upgrades on the
jetty.
(1) Why are importers and exporters
experiencing such lengthy delays at the Kwinana bulk jetty?
(2) What plans does the government
have to fix these issues, and when will that work be completed?
AnswerView source ↗
Speaker,
congratulations from me, as someone who represents a little portion of the
former electorate of Glendalough. You were my local member when I was in
year 9!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : What about your
family history in Midland? We could deal with that as well!
Mr D.R. MICHAEL : I thank the
member for the question.
(1)–(2) The
member is correct: there are delays at the Kwinana bulk jetty. The member will
recall that in February this year, a fire knocked out a large portion of the
conveyor system and a large number of some of our customers' sheds.
That was obviously unforeseen. It did a significant amount of damage and is one
of the main reasons for the congestion at the jetty.
The government has done a few things.
Firstly, the berth itself does not need any sort of repair, but we obviously
need to replace the portion of the conveyor system that was destroyed in the
fire. Those repairs are underway, and we are
hoping that they can be completed by mid-2025. Down in Kwinana a few months ago, the Premier and I announced that the government has provided $20 million
in funding to acquire a land lot behind Kwinana bulk jetty as an important
first step in trying to improve some of the logistics behind the jetty so we
can get goods in and out—mainly in—more quickly. The third bit
of work we are doing is to progress work on an upgrade of the jetty to increase
its capacity. There are two berths there at the moment and it has been getting
congested, year on year, for some time now, so there is a need to look at
expansion of the Kwinana jetty. The Fremantle Port Authority is continuing to work
hard to complete the business case so that it can be dealt with in the ordinary
course of government decision-making.
congratulations from me, as someone who represents a little portion of the
former electorate of Glendalough. You were my local member when I was in
year 9!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : What about your
family history in Midland? We could deal with that as well!
Mr D.R. MICHAEL : I thank the
member for the question.
(1)–(2) The
member is correct: there are delays at the Kwinana bulk jetty. The member will
recall that in February this year, a fire knocked out a large portion of the
conveyor system and a large number of some of our customers' sheds.
That was obviously unforeseen. It did a significant amount of damage and is one
of the main reasons for the congestion at the jetty.
The government has done a few things.
Firstly, the berth itself does not need any sort of repair, but we obviously
need to replace the portion of the conveyor system that was destroyed in the
fire. Those repairs are underway, and we are
hoping that they can be completed by mid-2025. Down in Kwinana a few months ago, the Premier and I announced that the government has provided $20 million
in funding to acquire a land lot behind Kwinana bulk jetty as an important
first step in trying to improve some of the logistics behind the jetty so we
can get goods in and out—mainly in—more quickly. The third bit
of work we are doing is to progress work on an upgrade of the jetty to increase
its capacity. There are two berths there at the moment and it has been getting
congested, year on year, for some time now, so there is a need to look at
expansion of the Kwinana jetty. The Fremantle Port Authority is continuing to work
hard to complete the business case so that it can be dealt with in the ordinary
course of government decision-making.
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