July 2011
Halcrow has recently celebrated two exciting maritime wins in Queensland Australia, indicating a strengthening regional presence.
The company has a secondment agreement with North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) to be part of the NQBP team that are overseeing the technical scope for the early contractor involvement (ECI) phase of a major bulk terminal development at Abbot Point coal terminal, Queensland.
This is an exciting opportunity for Halcrow as the Queensland government intends Abbot Point to become the next major industrial development and the largest dry bulk export facility in the state. The terminal is restricted by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park boundary and Clark Shoal on the north western side of the port. NQBP has developed a plan to reclaim the sand from Clark Shoal to form a protected harbour for new wharves.
This follows another Halcrow contract win from NQBP – design development of a breakwater in Mackay to evaluate and upgrade the existing structure that was badly damaged by Cyclone Ului in March 2010. The breakwater has since been partially closed to the public while temporary repairs were undertaken.
MacKay is Queensland's fourth busiest multi-commodity port in terms of cargo handled, with berths catering for exports of sugar and sugar products, molasses and grain and imports of petroleum. The breakwater also shelters a marine and recreational harbour, which play an important role within the local economy.