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❓ Hon Dee Margetts questions the Minister about the Geraldton Port Enhancement project's benefits, specifically regarding tug capacity and the Port Enhancement Levy for grain exporters. The Minister assures that new tugs are coming and interim measures are in place.

AnsweredQoN 1594Legislative Council

Asked

11 December 2003

Member

Hon Dee Margetts

Portfolio

Planning and Infrastructure

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With regard to the benefits that the Geraldton Port Enhancement project promised port users -
(1) Can the Minister confirm that the expansion of the Geraldton Port hasn’t resolved the issue of big ships having to two-port load as the tugs in Geraldton aren’t big enough to handle fully laden ships?
(2) With this mind, are grain exporters expected to pay the Port Enhancement Levy although they’re not recaping any of the benefits of the port expansion?
(3) An advertisement in the Mid West Times on Wednesday, December 10 stated that construction of two new bigger tugs for Geraldton had not yet started. Can the Minister provide details as to when she expects these tugs will be fully operational?

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Answered

3 March 2004

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure

Response time

83 days

(1) The expansion of Geraldton port includes separate arrangements for provision of towage services to port customers. These negotiated arrangements will see two new build tug units being supplied by a service provider in November 2004. As an interim arrangement, a further towage unit has been supplied by the service provider to compliment the existing units to ensure that full use of the enhanced port is made available to port customers in the New Year. (2) Not applicable (refer to (1) above). (3) November 2004.
(2) Not applicable (refer to (1) above). (3) November 2004.
(3) November 2004.

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