Seaport Consultants - Port and Transportation Consulting - Australia and Pacific Port Projects

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Sandwell Engineering Inc. for CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Limited, Cape Preston Iron Ore Port Development, Australia. CITIC Pacific Ltd, through its Australian subsidiary CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Limited (CP Mining), acquired an interest in an iron ore deposit in Western Australia that it is developing to supply the Chinese market. As the lead consultant on the project, Sandwell retained Seaport to:

Review the options for bulk terminal agreements regarding the iron ore port at Cape Preston required by the development of the iron ore mine.
Develop a draft terminal services agreement between CP Mining and a port terminal operator.
Evaluate alterative channel depths for the port.
Review the steel industry in China and its supply chains for iron ore.
Evaluate alternatives for port development.

Port of Auckland, New Zealand. Review of IT request for proposals (RFP) for automated terminal. Due to Seaport Innovations' experience in optimizing the operations processes in complex terminals (with many service areas, like CFS, fumigation, vet, inter terminal transport) Seaport Innovations was invited to review the RFPs for the TOS.

Otago Container Terminal, New Zealand. TSeaport Innovations developed optimized layouts for three handling systems (rubber-tired gantry [RTG], cantilever rail-mounted gantry [RMG] and straddle carrier) for a medium-sized terminal. The result was a layout with good terminal logistics and high stacking capacity.

BMT Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. for Asian Development Bank, Papua New Guinea. Study of marine transport. The study dealt with small-scale marine transport to the smaller communities on the coast and inland waterways that do not receive a high level of commercial marine transport services. Among other things, the study addressed the demand for community marine transport, the availability of marine infrastructure, small craft operations and vessel safety. The work of Seaport Consultants Canada included market, economic, financial and social evaluations according to ADB’s guidelines, and the institutional aspects of implementing the project that resulted from the study.

Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd., Australia. Study of leasing options for a major cement plant and limestone quarry located on the Gulf of St. Vincent in southern Australia. The marine terminal adjacent to the industrial facility was due to be transferred from a public port to its privatized successor, and Seaport Consultants Inc. was engaged to determine optimal leasing strategies under a new administration. A comprehensive assessment was also made of company shipping activities including coastal and ocean shipping and recommendations made where necessary.