OCR171902 PILBARA FREIGHT STUDY 0 Document control record Document prepared by: AureconAUSTRALIAN Australasia FLOATING Pty DECKS Ltd PTY LTD ABNPO BOX 54 8120,005 139 Fremantle 873 High Street LPO, FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6160 LevelACN: 165 5, 863 242 Hay 153 Street PerthABN: 86 WA 165 6000 212 153 AustraliaM: +61 (0)417 998573 T: +61 (0)8 93352486 E: [email protected] W: www.australianfloatingdecks.com.au Document control Report title OCR171902 Pilbara Freight Study Document code PFS01 Project number OCR171902 File path Client THE CITY OF KARRATHA Client contact Amanda Trengove Client reference OCR171902 Rev Date Revision details/status Author Reviewer Verifier Approver (if required) 3 02/02/18 DRAFT PTJ DH PTJ Current revision 1 Approval Author signature Approver signature Name PAUL TOUSSAINT-JACKSON Name DAVID HARROD Title DIRECTOR Title ASSOCIATE 1 1.0 Contents 2.0 List of figures ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.0 List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 8 5.0 Executive summary ........................................................................................................................... 9 6.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 15 7.0 The Pilbara ...................................................................................................................................... 17 7.1 Economy ...................................................................................................................................... 17 7.11 Sustainability and economic change ..................................................................................... 18 7.2 Key industries .............................................................................................................................. 19 7.3 Population statistics .................................................................................................................... 22 7.4 Key distances ............................................................................................................................... 24 8.0 The Pilbara Freight Task .................................................................................................................. 28 8.1 Freight statistics derivation ......................................................................................................... 32 9.0 Pilbara Freight Logistics .................................................................................................................. 36 9.1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 36 9.2 Modes and networks .................................................................................................................. 37 9.3 The role of Perth ......................................................................................................................... 38 9.4 The role of the Port of Fremantle ............................................................................................... 39 10.0 Road freight logistics ..................................................................................................................... 40 10.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 40 10.2 Road network ............................................................................................................................ 42 10.3 Freight-haul Perth to the Pilbara .............................................................................................. 42 11.0 Rail freight logistics ....................................................................................................................... 42 11.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 43 11.2 The Trans-Australian railway connection ................................................................................. 45 12.0 Sea freight logistics ....................................................................................................................... 46 12.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 46 12.2 Ports .......................................................................................................................................... 47 12.21 Barrow Island ...................................................................................................................... 48 12.22 Ashburton ........................................................................................................................... 49 12.23 Onslow ................................................................................................................................ 49 12.24 Cape Preston ....................................................................................................................... 49 12.25 Dampier ............................................................................................................................... 49 2 12.26 Port Walcott ........................................................................................................................ 51 12.27 Port Hedland ....................................................................................................................... 51 12.28 New port developments ..................................................................................................... 53 12.3 Sea freight imports .................................................................................................................... 53 12.4 Sea freight exports .................................................................................................................... 55 13.0 Air freight logistics ........................................................................................................................ 55 13.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 55 13.2 Airports ..................................................................................................................................... 58 13.3 Air freight task and services ...................................................................................................... 60 13.31 Derivations .......................................................................................................................... 61 13.32 Air freight diversity ............................................................................................................. 62 13.32 Impact of road -haul............................................................................................................ 62 13.33 Scheduled aircraft constraints ............................................................................................ 63 13.5 Scheduled domestic airline freight service ............................................................................... 64 13.6 East Coast supplier air-freight services ..................................................................................... 65 13.7 Scheduled airline services via Perth to the Pilbara ................................................................... 65 13.8 Perth-based charter air-freight service ..................................................................................... 66 13.9 Pilbara direct international charter air-freight services ........................................................... 67 14.0 Intermodal freight logistics ........................................................................................................... 67 14.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 67 14.2 Intermodal rail-truck freight - Australian east coast to the Pilbara .......................................... 68 14.3 Sea-Land intermodal freight logistics via Fremantle ................................................................ 68 14.4 Sea-Land intermodal freight logistics via the Australian east coast ......................................... 69 14.5 Air-land intermodal freight logistics ......................................................................................... 69 14.51 Scheduled air carrier to road-haul via Perth ....................................................................... 69 14.52 Special requirements for over-size air freight .................................................................... 70 15.0 Cargo equipment in the Pilbara supply chain ............................................................................... 70 15.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 70 15.2 Current restrictions in the Pilbara ............................................................................................