Gladstone Port Corporation announce new partnership with ANL

The inaugural call to the Port of Gladstone for a major ocean carrier has signalled the start of a new partnership between Gladstone Ports and ANL.

ANL Kokoda berthed at Gladstone Ports Corporations Auckland Point Terminal for the first time.

The inaugural call to the port of Gladstone for a major ocean carrier has signalled the start of a new partnership between Gladstone Ports and ANL.

The ANL Kokoda made her inaugural call to port last week.

As the lead carrier for the CMA CGM Group in Oceana, ANL’s start of the APR service into Gladstone is an “exciting milestone” for the port, community and wider region.

GPC CEO Craig Haymes said the partnership was a “significant step” towards making Gladstone the port of choice for cargo in Central Queensland and would allow regional industries to save on transport and logistics costs.

“The importance of direct connections into key regional ports is critical as we look to the future,” he said.

“Growth in containerised cargo has enormous potential for job growth and flow on economic advantages to the Gladstone community and wider CQ regions.

“We are fully committed to developing and improving the container trade and providing excellent service to our customers, to support future growth in CQ.”

Already since ANL’s APR service started, it has increased from an initial monthly service to a fortnightly service, providing great advantages for cargo owners in the region.

GPC executive general manager for Trade and Development, Ashley Dinning, said the announcement last week with ANL further highlighted the port’s potential to develop into a regional container hub.

“There are so many opportunities for GPC on the horizon, and we are delighted to be partnering with ANL,” he said.

“This is a key first step in our expansion into new and emerging commodities.”

Mr Dinning said GPC had “an abundance” of land and was talking to a number of proponents about developing a warehousing precinct which would cater for cold storage and warehousing facilities.

“The land we have is both on dock, or near dock, which is ideal for an efficient container terminal,” he said.

“Customers who are seeking to grow their already significant container freight task will provide the building blocks for operations in the future and we look forward to working with all of them.”

GPC looked forward to working with ANL going forward to further develop this service into the future.

Originally published as Gladstone Port Corporation announce new partnership with ANL