Transition and timing

Planned and coordinated transition

Fremantle’s Inner Harbour has and will continue to play a key role in trade for our State.

The new port will be a number of years in the planning and development and Fremantle will continue to operate as Perth's primary port until this time. 

While meeting trade needs from Fremantle’s Inner Harbour is not an immediate challenge, its ability to efficiently and effectively move containers in the future will be constrained by:

• Increased road congestion, mainly caused by passenger vehicles
• Larger ships which will require significant changes to operations that may not be at optimum efficiency or require significant infrastructure investment
• Supply chain trends and changes in operating environment, in terms of technology, policy and regulation, which may require significant infrastructure investment

As part of the business case, Westport will advise the Government on when and how trade will move from the Fremantle Inner Harbour to the Kwinana Outer Harbour.

This will include reviewing all the businesses established around a port, that directly or indirectly support its operations, to ensure as smooth a transition as possible, while keeping trade moving in the process.