Fremantle Container Terminal

2.8 times the previous capacity

3 options for terminal size provided

Challenges

Patrick Terminal wanted to redevelop its Fremantle Container Terminal as part of the lease negotiations with Fremantle Ports, part of the Western Australian government's trading enterprise.
The main objectives of the redevelopment were to improve the efficiency of operations and increase the capacity of the terminal to a minimum of 1.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from the existing 500,000 TEUs.
The project called for the demolition of the existing workshop, administration buildings, and much of the existing infrastructure.
The container yard needed to be reconfigured to suit the new container-handling equipment, and new, modern, technologically sophisticated facilities and services were developed.

Solutions

Hatch was appointed as part of a joint venture to carry out the concept design of the new Fremantle Container Terminal.
Three options were prepared, with berth lengths of 646 metres, 720 metres, and 960 metres, respectively.
The strategies for each option included master planning and layouts of buildings and gates; concept design of buildings and the workshop; and layouts of the container yard, roadways, reefer towers, and other structures.
The requirements allowed for future expansion of the terminal and port, meeting the functional requirements for offices and facilities, and are to be delivered, fit for purpose, in a way that minimizes capital expenditures while offering controlled access and better security.

Highlights

A major brownfield container-terminal redevelopment was planned.
Staged development allowed existing operations to continue while redevelopment work proceeds.

Project Numbers

A minimum AU$100 million project capital cost was estimated, depending on the option chosen.
Capacity will increase to 1.4 million TEUs from 500,000 TEUs.