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    Registration of Interest Open: Gladstone Container Terminal Opportunity

    This landmark early market opportunity invites interest from Australian and international investors to develop and operate a new container terminal in the Port of Gladstone. Located at Port Central, this strategic location has deepwater channels, sheltered harbour, established port infrastructure, and road and rail freight connections. To review the ROI materials (including Terms and Conditions) and submit a Registration of Interest (ROI), visit www.vendorpanel.com.au/publictenders using the number OS25300373. For other details, visit the EngageGPC platform.

    The future of containerised freight from Central Queensland – gain a competitive advantage for your containerised freight logistics

    We are proud to support regional trade in Central Queensland – providing industries like our fast-growing agricultural sector with container services that can connect their produce with markets around the world.

    Port of Gladstone

    As a Government-owned asset, the Port of Gladstone (PoG) is dedicated to supporting regional economies and communities, creating trade opportunities with global markets, fostering supply chain resilience and facilitating positive economic returns for the people of Queensland.

    Home to a naturally deep-water and world-class harbour, the Port of Gladstone is one of Queensland’s priority ports.

    Ship your product from the Port of Gladstone and open up a world of opportunities in international import and export trade.

    PoG provides:

    • two stevedore operating services and storage facilities both with mobile harbour cranes
    • access to the Auckland Point 4 Berth (300m berth length)
    • access to laydown yards adjacent to stevedore berth facilities
    • Gladstone Port Access Road and rail connections.

    FACT SHEET – Wharf Specifications – Auckland Point Berth 

    Our container freight partnership with ANL

    We have partnered with global shipping line ANL to offer containerised freight services.

    ANL is the lead carrier for the CMA CGM Group in Oceania – the largest container shipping line servicing Australia, and the third largest in the world.

    ANL Container Line continues to strengthen its Australian coastal and international coverage with regular vessel calls into the Port of Gladstone. The ANL Pacific North (APR) and ANL Pacific North 2 (APR2) services provide direct connectivity between Gladstone and key transhipment hubs in Asia, supporting both import and export trade. The APR and APR2 service calls Gladstone on a weekly schedule, collectively enhancing container shipping access for Central Queensland industries and the wider supply chain.

    These services highlight Gladstone’s growing role as a key container gateway within ANL’s Australian coastal and international network.

    This partnership offers the following.

    • A weekly vessel call in Gladstone.
    • Connecting Gladstone directly with the world via key transhipment.
    • APR provides direct port calls to Port Kelang (Malaysia), Singapore, Jakarta, Surabaya, Madang, Lae, Kimbe, Rabaul and Motukea (Port Moresby).
    • The APR2 services provide direct calls to Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, then proceeds to Lae, Motukea (Port Moresby), Brisbane, Gladstone, and Townsville.
    • Your cargo can then be shipped anywhere in the world through the CMA CGM group’s global network via access to a Tier One shipping line.

    For more details about the APR2 service, visit this ANL webpage.

    Enquire now

    For new trade enquiries, visit the Shipping enquiries web page.

    Central Queensland businesses can register interest about importing and exporting containerised freight through Gladstone here.