RIO Tinto Alcan is extending the Fisherman’s Landing Wharf to speed up and expand the unloading capabilities of the plant.
The $2.15b project will see an extension bigger than three football fields being built in the south-easterly part of the facility, increasing shipping activity for both imports and exports.
A new ship unloader would also add to the handling efficiencies. Contractors Golding will be constructing the facilities.
The extension is said to complement a concurrent expansion of the Yarwun alumina refinery. The first shipment of alumina from the refinery is expected in 2011, after construction completes in June 2009.
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