Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk broke ground on Brisbane’s $158 million new International Cruise Terminal. The project is planned to open in October next year, with the potential to more than double Brisbane’s cruise industry.
The economic boost in accommodating more tourists and supplying bigger ships is estimated at over a billion dollars over the next few years, on top of Queensland’s already billion dollar industry.
Ships that were too long, too high and too deep to dock at Brisbane’s Hamilton facility will have a dedicated cruise terminal. That will stimulate the industry at ports up and down the Queensland coast, as we aim to increase passenger numbers throughout the state to more than a million a year
Annastacia Palaszczuk stated.
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In addition, Minister for State Development and Manufacturing Cameron Dick said the project was already delivering jobs. The terminal is supporting, on average, an estimated 245 jobs each year during construction, while an additional 49 jobs will be created each year over the next 20 years.
In the same wavelength, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones noted that the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal would provide a welcome boost to the state’s tourism sector. Last financial year there were 520 ships port in Queensland, marking an 11% growth year-on-year. Ms. Jones added that currently the cruise sector supports more than 3,700 jobs state wide and Australia is committed to growing this industry.
Continuing, Port of Brisbane CEO Roy Cummins said that within its first five years the terminal is expected to handle more than 1,100 vessel calls and around 1.8 million passengers. With over 180 bookings confirmed for the 2020/21 cruising season thousands of passengers across the globe are already preparing to head to Queensland.”
Australian construction company Hindmarsh will deliver the terminal building and Brisbane-based marine contractor Brady Marine and Civil is constructing the wharf.
