Key FactsWhite Bay Cruise Passenger Terminal
Project Overview
Sydney Harbour currently has two dedicated passenger terminals; the Overseas Passenger Terminal and Darling Harbour 5 (now known as Barangaroo) Cruise Passenger Terminal (CPT), which until recently was located at Darling Harbour Wharf 8.
On 20 December 2009, the Premier announced that the NSW Government decided to permanently relocate the Darling Harbour No. 8 Cruise Passenger Terminal to White Bay 5, in accordance with the recommendation from the Passenger Cruise Terminal Steering Committee, subject to planning approval being obtained.
Wharf No.5 at White Bay is the preferred location for a replacement domestic Cruise Passenger Terminal in Sydney Harbour for the following reasons:
- the facility would be contained within an existing port precinct (and hence would utilise existing valuable port infrastructure)
- the site provides a high level of control which will assist in enforcing maritime security legislative requirements, particularly during instances of heightened levels of threat
- two cruise passenger ships can be berthed at the same time with the use of the adjacent berth at White Bay 4, which allows Sydney to continue to provide berths for up to three passenger ships in port at any one time
- the site includes adequate space for staging and servicing of the Cruise Passenger Terminal
- the site allows flexibility to meet operators' space and facility requirements
- the site will be easily accessible prior to cruise ship visits by Shipping Agents and operators for deliveries
- the site enables the provision of adequate storage facilities in a secured area.