Geelong Port has made progress in its delivery of a world-first three-level access ramp at Spirit of Tasmania Quay, providing streamlined access for cars, caravans, and trucks.
Built to accommodate Spirit of Tasmania’s new fleet of larger ships, arriving 2024, the project’s supporting infrastructure was recently completed by Geelong-supplier, Thornton Engineering Australia.
The gantry legs, triangulated truss, deck platforms and link spans were fabricated in Corio using 510t of steel.
As various elements of this structure were put in place over the course of July, August and September, GeelongPort was supported by Powercor, and other key project partners, to ensure the over-dimensional loads could be transported from Corio to North Geelong over five nights in August.
Spirit of Tasmania Quay remains on track for first sailings on 23 October 2022.
