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Geraldton Port Facilities

Berth Accommodation
(Depths Alongside Berths over LAT)
Berth 1 - 50 m, depth 8.7 m at zero tide
Berth 2 - 225 m, depth 9.8 m at zero tide
Berth 3 - 225 m, depth 12.4 m at zero tide
Berth 4 - 225 m, depth 12.3 m at zero tide
Berth 5 - 225 m, depth 13.3 m at zero tide
Berth 6 - 190 m, depth 12.4m at zero tide

HARBOUR BASIN DEPTH 12.4m at zero tide

Berth Utilisation
Berth 1 - Small Vessels
Berth 2 - Multi-Purpose / Vessel Layup
Berth 3 - Grain, Layup outisde Grain Season
Berth 4 - Minerals, Fertiliser
Berth 5 - Iron Ore
Berth 6 - General, Livestock, Fertiliser, Minerals, Fuel

Grain Facility
Berth 3

Grain Handling Services Controlled by Co-Operative Bulk Handling Ltd Regional Manager - Mick Daw Telephone: (08) 9921 9499

Specifications
Two wharf gantries each with a capacity of 1000 tonnes per hour.
Gantry Traverse 167 metres.

Air Draft
14.5 m over Lat

Grain Storage Capacity
Vertical Cells 200,000 tonnes
Annexe 90,000 tonnes
West End Depot 326,000 tonnes

Plus 167,000 tonnes in open storage bulkheads if required.

Total Storage Capacity 783,000 tonnes

Grain Gross Ship Loading Rates
Wheat - 1000 tonnes per hour/per gantry
Barley - 800 tonnes per hour/per gantry
Oats - 700 tonnes per hour/per gantry
Lupins - 1000 tonnes per hour/per gantry
Canola - 750 tonnes per hour/per gantry

Note
Full holds are untrimmed unless trimming machine used at 100 tonnes per hour.

Berth 4
One Wharf Gantry - shiploader capacity 1,800tph
Air draft - 15m over Lat
Shiploader dimensions
Boom fully retracted, from fenders to product drop 7.6m
Boom fully extended, from fenders to product drop 18.3m
Long traverse 180m
Shiploader attachments available:
(a) Articulated chute
(b) Concentrate slinger
(c) Dust extractor

Berth 5
One Wharf Gantry - 5,000tph
Air draft - 17m over Lat
Long traverse 185m
Chute fully retracted, from fenders to product drop 9.3m
Chute fully extended, from fenders to product drop 22.1m
Shiploader attachments available:
(a) Iron Ore chute with water sprays

Berth 6
Bulk Handling Services
Plant owned by GPA

Specifications and Dimensions
A frame portable shiploader (commissioned December 2004)
Shiploader capacity - 650 tonnes per hour
Overall length - 60 metres
Air Draft 17m over Lat
Weight - 70 tonnes
Outreach - 17.15 metres - refer to attached drawing
Boom Inclination - fixed at 23 degrees
Air draft - nominally 17 metres at zero tide

Electricity
Ships power is available at all berths
(No 4 Berth - west end only)
Three phase 440 volts AC 50 hERTZ & Single Phase 250 volts AC 50 Hertz
Berth and access lighting is provided throughout the wharf area.

Water
Fresh water is availabe at all berths. Average loading rate is 17tph.

Weighbridge
60 tonnes capacity