INTERNATIONAL technology group Accenture has been awarded a $13.6 million contract to upgrade technology at Western Australia’s southern ports at Bunbury, Esperance and Albany.
Accenture will boost the performance of more than 22 major assets across the three ports through hardware and software improvements to increase the efficiency of operating ship loaders, rotary car dumpers, and conveyors that move trade products through multiple sheds.
It will bolster the operational technology that controls critical infrastructure to import and export more than 37 million tonnes of trade through WA’s southern ports.
A state government media release said Southern Ports has an asset base worth a replacement cost of approximately $1.6 billion, and the upgrades would ensure those assets are enabled for future trade.
Upgrades are due to be completed in late 2026.
Ports minister David Michael said the WA economy relied on port infrastructure to facilitate trade, so continued advancement of these assets across our regional ports is vital.
“These operational technology upgrades will deliver more efficient, future-ready gateway ports capable of meeting future trade demands of a diverse global market,” Mr Michael said.
