Innovation Hub

Solutions that support the delivery of a net zero port by integrating carbon reductions and circular economy outcomes across design, construction and operations. 

• Design approaches, material solutions and construction practices that reduce embodied carbon, while maintaining performance, safety and durability requirements. 
• Energy systems and operational approaches that reduce emissions across berth, yard and transport logistics, while maintaining reliability under peak demand and disruption scenarios. 
• Methods that translate net zero and circularity commitments into practical design controls and performance tracking, including at the interfaces between civil works and future net zero operations.  

Innovations that focus on protecting, restoring and enhancing marine and coastal environments while delivering essential port infrastructure. 

Environmental resilience and Working with Nature

• Civil design, construction practices and operating models that reduce climate risk and improve long-term resilience.  
• Innovative, nature-positive materials and technologies that could be applied to protect coastal ecosystems from the direct impacts of port construction and strengthen ecosystem resilience over the long term. 
• Eco-inclusive structural design approaches to marine elements that actively merge ecological functioning with engineering requirements.

Environmental impact mitigations 

• Dredging and sediment management approaches that reduce turbidity and improve water quality. 
• Designs or construction methods that minimise environmental impacts at berth, yard and construction interface locations. 
• Monitoring, modelling and predictive approaches that support adaptive environmental management during construction and operations.

Innovations that support reliable, efficient movement of freight to, from and at the future container port.

• Solutions to improve gate, rail and road efficiency.
• Approaches that improve data integration and decision intelligence across berth, yard and landside systems.

Innovation approaches to enhance the efficiency, reliability cost-effectiveness of program delivery. 

Construction 

• Advanced or modern manufacturing techniques.
• Design models that enable digital 4D sequencing, logistics and constructability of assets before they are built on site. 
• Off-site manufacturing and modularisation of assets.

Materials supply chain management 

• Approaches that reduce reliance on constrained materials.  
• Methods that optimise how materials are ordered, stored and delivered to site.  
• Approaches that minimise material waste and improve reuse across projects.  
• Solutions that reduce delays, waste and inefficiencies in the supply chain.

Workforce management 

• Approaches that increase participation by underrepresented groups without increasing cost, safety risk or delivery complexity.  
• Models that remove or reduce barriers limiting participation of underrepresented groups, including site layouts, rostering models, technology solutions, cultural improvements. 
• Workforce‑linked accommodation, transport, or employment hub models that improve access for lower‑income and local workers while minimising pressure on surrounding housing markets. 
• Workforce mobility models that can support multiple projects, work packages, and contractors rather than isolated or one‑off project roles.

Ideas that enhance safety outcomes for workers, communities and freight movements. 

• Safety improvements embedded in berth, yard and transport design and operating concepts, not added as standalone controls.  
• Monitoring, predictive and decision support approaches that improve safety assurance at high‑risk interfaces.  
• Approaches that reduce exposure to hazards while supporting productivity and reliability, particularly in constrained access, staging and multi‑operator environments.

No. Westport does not provide financial reward or funding for idea submissions. Progressing through the innovation process may lead to collaboration opportunities, but this does not constitute a commitment to procurement or funding.

Be as clear as possible about what your innovation is, how it works and how it aligns with Westport's innovation priorities. Submissions that demonstrate clear alignment and potential impact are more likely to progress.

We recommend not including commercially sensitive or confidential information at this stage. If your idea progresses, Westport will discuss appropriate arrangements for sharing more detailed information.

There is no limit. If you have multiple ideas that align with different focus areas, we encourage you to submit them separately.

You will be notified that your submission is not currently aligned with our strategic priorities. Your submission will be retained and may be considered as Westport's priorities evolve, unless withdrawn in writing by email to enquiries@westport.wa.gov.au. Such retention of a submission will not affect or alter any of your existing intellectual property rights, all of which shall remain fully vested in you.

No. Submitting an idea through the Westport Innovation Hub is not a procurement process and does not guarantee any commercial engagement. Any future procurement will be conducted separately in accordance with Western Australian Government procurement requirements.

Priority is given to ideas that respond to defined innovation questions or clearly align with current program needs, delivery timeframes and risk considerations. Westport receives many submissions, and not all ideas will progress beyond initial assessment.

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