Broome Port Authority - Parliament of Western Australia

5. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
5.1. Operational Review and KPI’s
Vessel Visits
Figure 6 shows a 16% reduction in vessel visits during 2010-11 due to a decrease in livestock
vessel visits. Offshore oil & gas use of the wharf decreased in line with continued reduced Browse
Basin exploration activities compared to the previous years’. Large commercial vessel visits
remained strong influenced by the resurrection of the coastal shipping service making regular calls
into Broome.
Number of vessels
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2006‐07 2007‐08 2008‐09 2009‐10 2010‐11
Other vessels
(Navy, Customs, Fisheries, private)
Livestock
Large Commercial
(cruise, fuel, general)
Oil & Gas Offshore Exploration
Small Commercial
(Pearling, Fishing, Tourism
Charter, Offshore Support Charter)
Figure 6 – Vessel Visits
Industries where vessel visits decreased include:
• Fishing vessels by 4%.
• Pearling vessels by 14%.
• Offshore oil & gas vessels by 41% (202 visits compared with 345 in 2009/10).
• Livestock vessels by 28%
• Navy vessels by 50%.
• Department of Fisheries vessels by 29%.
• Cruise vessels by 18% due to a reduction in cruise liner visits (figure 7).
Industries where vessel visits increased include:
• Customs vessels by 17%.
• Private vessel visits increased by 20% with continued marketing of Broome by Superyachts
Australia.
• General cargo by 45% due to the resurrection of the coastal shipping service operated by
Jebsens.
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