Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has launched a major infrastructure investment opportunity, inviting development proposals for a world-class container terminal at Gladstone, Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port and a key component in Australia’s freight network.
GPC is calling for Registrations of Interest (ROI) from leading infrastructure developers and operators capable of delivering scalable marine and landside facilities.
A 54-hectare site has been identified at Port Central in the Priority Port of Gladstone, a premier location for scalable marine and landside infrastructure. The site benefits from deepwater access, a sheltered harbour, and direct connections to national road and rail freight networks.
GPC Chief Executive Officer Andrew Johnson said the terminal development was expected to play a key role in shaping the future of container trade in Queensland, stimulating regional supply chains, creating jobs and improving freight access for producers across the state.
“This is a transformative opportunity for infrastructure investors,” Johnson said.
“Gladstone is the state’s industrial powerhouse, and has long been identified as the ideal location for a new container terminal because of its deepwater access, proximity to major producers, and integration with national road and rail freight corridors.”
The development will require necessary land reclamation, berth pocket dredging, construction of land-backed wharves and quay structures, terminal yards, equipment operational buildings and supporting systems.
Located 525 kilometres north of Brisbane, the Port of Gladstone features seven main trade localities and 20 operational wharves. It is the main export gateway for Central Queensland’s resource and industrial sectors, handling more than 117 million tonnes of throughput a year across 30 different commodities, including coal, liquefied natural gas, bauxite, alumina, aluminium, petroleum, cement and agriculture.
The Port of Gladstone is adjacent to the 27,000-hectare Gladstone State Development Area which has potential for future integrated logistics and warehousing services.
As a Queensland Government-owned corporation, GPC will collaborate with investors to deliver high-capacity container infrastructure that enhances supply chain resilience, unlocks new trade pathways and drives sustainable economic growth for Central Queensland and beyond.
Interested parties can review the Gladstone Container Terminal Opportunity materials and submit responses via the Queensland Government’s procurement platform at www.vendorpanel.com.au/publictenders.aspx, using reference number OS25300373.
Additional information is available at www.engagegpc.com.au/gladstone-container-terminal-opportunity or by contacting info@gpcl.com.au.
Applications close 3 March 2026.
