CHS Broadbent, a joint venture between CHS Inc. and Broadbent Grain, this week announced plans to develop a new 80,000 MT bulk grain export terminal on the coast of Victoria, Australia, about 45 miles southwest of Melbourne. The addition of the new export terminal will add more competition and provide more opportunities for growers to connect directly to the export market.
CHS Broadbent will own and operate the terminal, with construction on the 12-acre site in Geelong, Victoria's second-largest port, expected to begin in 2024. The facility will boast fast road and rail unloading capabilities and market-leading grain handling technology to ensure quick turnaround times and the efficient loading of bulk export vessels.
"We're excited to embark on this key investment in Australia's newest grain terminal," says Brian Schouvieller, CHS senior vice president for trading and risk management and member of the CHS Broadbent Board. "The Geelong location extends our supply chains in the Asia-Pacific region and provides farmers with a unique opportunity to connect with our global network."
The terminal will be designed with an annual export capacity of 1.5 million MT. CHS Broadbent aims to export about 1 million MT annually, which equates to approximately 13 turns per year.
"We're excited to bring our fast turnaround times, amazing staff, local knowledge and global connections when we start exporting from the terminal," says CHS Broadbent Managing Director Steve Broadbent. "Quality service to farmers is at the core of everything we do at CHS Broadbent and the addition of an export terminal to our supply chain service will see further value delivered to growers, right back to the farm gate."
The new development is a result of CHS Broadbent and Midway Limited entering a land sale agreement for 12 acres of the Midway Limited site at North Shore, Geelong, Victoria.
CHS Inc.和Broadbent Grain的合資企業CHS Broadbent本週宣佈,計劃在墨爾本西南約45英里處的澳大利亞維多利亞州海岸開發一個新的8萬噸散裝穀物出口碼頭。新的出口碼頭的增加將增加更多的競爭,併爲種植者提供更多直接連接到出口市場的機會。
CHS Broadbent 將擁有並運營該碼頭,維多利亞州第二大港口吉朗佔地12英畝的土地預計將於2024年動工。該設施將擁有快速的公路和鐵路卸貨能力以及市場領先的穀物處理技術,以確保快速的週轉時間和高效裝載散裝出口船隻。
CHS負責交易和風險管理的高級副總裁兼CHS Broadbent董事會成員布萊恩·舒維勒說:“我們很高興開始對澳大利亞最新的穀物碼頭進行這項重要投資。”“吉朗所在地擴展了我們在亞太地區的供應鏈,爲農民提供了與我們的全球網絡建立聯繫的難得機會。”
該碼頭的設計年出口能力爲150萬噸。CHS Broadbent的目標是每年出口約100萬噸,相當於每年約13圈。
CHS Broadbent董事總經理史蒂夫·布羅德本特說:“當我們開始從碼頭出口時,我們很高興能帶來我們快速的週轉時間、優秀的員工、當地知識和全球聯繫。”“爲農民提供優質服務是我們在CHS Broadbent所做的一切的核心,在我們的供應鏈服務中增加出口碼頭將爲種植者帶來更多價值,直接回到農場大門。”
新開發項目是CHS Broadbent和Midway Limited簽訂土地出售協議的結果,該土地位於維多利亞州吉朗北岸的Midway Limited佔地12英畝。