Ports
GrainCorp operates seven of the eight bulk export grain elevators in eastern Australia. The GrainCorp elevators handle up to 80% of bulk grain exports from the region.
GrainCorp’s bulk grain export elevators are located at Mackay, Gladstone, Fisherman Islands (Brisbane), Carrington (Newcastle), Port Kembla, Geelong and Portland, and have the capacity to elevate up to 13 million tonnes of grain per year.
The export elevators handle wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and sorghum which is delivered by both rail and road, from GrainCorp and third party storages, and direct from on-farm storage.
GrainCorp operates two container packing facilities, at Fisherman Islands and Sunshine (Melbourne). These facilities pack up to 250,000 tonnes or more than 10,000 containers each year.
The Portland, Geelong, and Fisherman Islands elevators also handle up to 1.5 million tonnes of woodchips per year.
The company has two bulk commodity terminals located at Pinkenba (Brisbane) and Kooragang Island (Newcastle). These facilities handle mineral sands and receive and store bulk fertiliser, and also handle the importation of up to 250,000 tonnes of protein meal each year.
Undertaking to Provide Access to Grain Port Terminal Services
GrainCorp will provide port terminal services to all accredited bulk wheat exporters for the export of bulk wheat from port terminals owned by GrainCorp at Mackay, Gladstone, Brisbane (Fisherman Islands), Newcastle (Carrington), Port Kembla, Geelong and Portland.
GrainCorp will provide accredited bulk wheat exporters details of terms and conditions of its port terminal services that include:
- Process for nominating and acceptance of vessels at a port terminal
- Receival of wheat at a port terminal
- Storage and handling of wheat at a port terminal
- Ship loading services from a port terminal
GrainCorp will make these terms and conditions available to accredited bulk wheat exporters, as amended from time to time, on the GrainCorp web site.