FLSmidth has been awarded the contract to build Gladstone Ports Corporation's (GPC) new shiploader 1 on site in Queensland, Australia. The contract also includes the decommissioning of the old shiploader, which will be done in a safe and sustainable manner. The deal has been booked in First Quarter 2022 and is valued at approximately DKK225 million.

The new shiploader will replace GPC's existing shiploader 1, which has loaded bulk material onto ships for 43 years. As part of the contract, FLSmidth will build the new shiploader within Gladstone Ports Corporation's Port Central Precinct, where it will then be transferred via a heavy lift ship a short distance to its new home for operation. The award comes after GPC's Board approved the project and endorsement was provided by the Queensland Government to proceed with the project.

FLSmidth and its antecedent companies have supplied Gladstone Ports with the two other existing shiploaders at the port. The contract commenced in March 2022 with a scheduled completion date of Second Quarter 2024.