A key element of the world-first, three-level access ramp at Spirit of Tasmania Quay has been completed by local Geelong supplier Thornton Engineering Australia. Built specifically to accommodate Spirit of Tasmania’s current and new, larger ships (arriving in 2024), this complex steel structure will provide streamlined access for cars, caravans and trucks. Chief Executive Officer … Continued
A visit to Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm on Thursday 25 August signified a new partnership between GeelongPort, Barwon Water and Barwon Health who are collectively taking a big step towards using 100 per cent renewable electricity. The Barwon Renewable Energy Partnership (BREP) recently entered a Power Purchase Agreement with ACCIONA Australia Energia’s Mount Gellibrand Windfarm, near Birregurra, … Continued
GeelongPort is delighted to announce a new partnership with Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to deliver a Citizen Science Program aiming to connect our GeelongPort community to Corio Bay’s coastal ecosystems and climate change research. The two-year program will aim to help: educate the GeelongPort community and raise awareness of sustainability practices, collect publishable data … Continued
It was a big night last night as GeelongPort took out the win in the Environmental Award category of the 2021 Daily Cargo News Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. The Environmental Award recognises initiatives, operating systems or company policies that have led to sustainable outcomes which have reduced marine pollution and contributed to the … Continued
GeelongPort today announced plans to expand its current operations with a $100 million investment to build the Geelong Hydrogen Hub, a production and distribution facility for Green Hydrogen that will accelerate Victoria’s transition to a clean energy future. GeelongPort also announced CAC-H2 as the Hub’s foundation green hydrogen developer. This announcement signals GeelongPort’s continued commitment … Continued
GeelongPort has taken a major step forward in its reconciliation journey by launching the organisation’s inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in partnership with the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, GeelongPort’s Reflect RAP will deliver meaningful activity that will contribute to GeelongPort’s reconciliation vision of a unified community that deeply understands, … Continued
Locals will start to see more activity around GeelongPort’s Corio Quay precinct with contractors due to start major landside works on Spirit of Tasmania’s passenger and freight terminal precinct, supporting its move to Geelong in Spring 2022. The $135 million state-of-the-art passenger and freight terminal precinct will see construction over the next 12 months of … Continued
GeelongPort has been recognised globally for its ongoing commitment to ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) transparency and improved performance, receiving an impressive five-star rating in the 2021 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. The GRESB Assessments are guided by what investors and the industry consider to be material issues in the sustainability performance of asset investments and are … Continued
GeelongPort and Spirit of Tasmania have unveiled the design images of Spirit of Tasmania’s new terminal building set to be constructed at Corio Quay in Geelong. The state-of-the-art building, as part of Spirit of Tasmania’s passenger and freight terminal precinct, will be operational in Geelong in 2022, with construction due to begin later this … Continued
GeelongPort became the first port in Australia to make a voluntary commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in September 2020. By signing up and committing to the SBTi’s, GeelongPort is doing its part to reduce its scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base … Continued