Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Regulatory Submission, Queensland, Australia
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management
The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) in Queensland, Australia, is a multi-user coal export facility leased to DBCT Management by the Queensland Government. Currently, DBCT is ‘declared’, which means that access for third parties to the coal exporting service is regulated by the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA), under the QCA Act 1997.
GHD Advisory’s Regulation & Access team supported DBCT Management in shaping its regulatory submission to the QCA, setting out reasons why the declared status for the coal handling service at DBCT should not continue beyond September 2020.
GHD Advisory provided economic modelling support to DBCT Management, using regulatory-economics principles and real-world considerations that DBCT is not a natural-monopoly facility. This included analysing whether the total foreseeable demand in the market for coal handling services would be met more cost effectively by DBCT alone or in combination with coal terminals in Central Queensland.
Manawatu Gorge, Manawatu, New Zealand
New Zealand Transport Agency
Running through the spectacular Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand’s State Highway 3 is an important transport link, connecting the Manawatu-Whanganui and Hawke’s Bay regions. However, this section of the highway has been prone to landslides and has been closed since April 2017.
To support the economic growth of the two regions, GHD Advisory was selected to deliver a business case for an 11.5 km alternative route, with a focus on creating a safer and more resilient road.
GHD Advisory provided the overall management, facilitation and production of the detailed business case and economic assessment, while the wider GHD teams worked on highway and bridge concept design, environmental assessments, planning assessments and advice, stakeholder engagement, geological mapping, as well as geotechnical assessment.
The final deliverable was a true piece of teamwork delivered under pressure, drawing on teams from across multiple offices in New Zealand, Australia and Chile.