FREMANTLE Ports, Kwinana Bulk Terminal, WA’s only import clinker circuit will quadruple its capacity with a $91 million clinker import circuit at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal.
Clinker is an essential component of cement, a key element in most sectors of WA housing, mining and major infrastructure projects.
The new clinker import circuit’s conveyor system streamlines the import process with direct product transfer of cement clinker and granulated slag to Cockburn Cement via a dedicated conveyor.
The large dome used to store clinker for truck load out, was the first of its kind to be built in WA and holds a complete clinker shipment of 40,000 tonnes, four times the previous import storage shed capacity.
The clinker circuit is the largest single capital investment made for Fremantle Ports since the Inner Harbour dredging more than a decade ago.
A Fremantle Ports media release said the new system will improve operations, storage and environmental management, enabling faster, uninterrupted unloading of product.
“In doing so, the system is reducing port congestion and making way for: Last year, Fremantle Ports facilitated the import of one million tonnes of white and grey clinker - mainly from Indonesia, but also from Japan, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
“146,000 labour hours were invested into the project From August 2022 - August 2025 with zero recordable injuries on the project.
“The project was led by senior project manager, Paul Separovich, and its successful delivery is the result of years of dedication and collaboration between Fremantle Ports, principal contractor COVA Haywards, and key customers Cockburn Cement Ltd and BGC (recently acquired by Cement Australia),” the release said.