A PROMISED upgrade at Tasmania’s busiest port will get underway now the Federal Government unlocked the $40 million put aside during the last Federal Election.

A PROMISED upgrade at Tasmania’s busiest port will get underway now the Federal Government unlocked the $40 million put aside during the last Federal Election.

Port upgrade to consolidate Burnie's status as Tasmanian freight capital By Kristy Sheridan Posted Fri 12 Dec 2014 at 9:26am Friday 12 Dec 2014 at 9:26am Fri 12 Dec 2014 at 9:26am ...

A $12 million port redevelopment is set to cement Burnie's status as Tasmania's container shipping capital. The Burnie Port Optimisation Project will bring rail activity into the port itself ...

Burnie City Council believes the ferry should sail to Burnie. The Port Corporation's chairman, Alan Carey, says it would cost about $1 million to build another berth and it already has plenty of work.

Tasports recently delivered 30 Year Port Plan clearly identified Burnie as the State’s future largest natural gateway for container freight into and out of the State.

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Tasmania’s Port of Burnie is set to receive $12m worth of improvements on its rail and freight transport facilities in the next few weeks. The Burnie Optimisation Project oversight committee, ...