据报道，科卡图岛补给和支援基地的建设耗资 3 亿美元，将于明年开工。基地将包括一个深水港和飞机场，以支持当地海上开发、建设和运营，以及监测澳大利亚边境。

Crestlink 声称，该地点靠近海上基础设施，应有助于能源公司减少船用气油消耗和范围 3 温室气体排放。

联合创始人兼首席执行官 Eanna Doolin 表示：“拥有深水通道、直达航道和科卡图岛交叉对接设施可以大幅降低运营支出和船队成本。”

“在岛上建造机场还将减少人员减少和重新配备平台对机身的要求，同时提高发生自然灾害时的搜索和救援能力，从而提高海上能源客户的安全性和效率。”

据称，主要未决审批已进入最后阶段。西澳大利亚州政府于 2019 年批准该项目为重大项目，并任命就业、旅游、科学和创新部为牵头机构。

Construction of the Cockatoo Island Supply and Support Base, reportedly a $300 million project, is due to start next year. It will include a deepwater port and aerodrome to support local offshore development, construction and operations, and monitoring of Australia’s borders.

The proximity of the location to offshore infrastructure should help energy companies reduce their marine gas oil consumption and Scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions, Crestlink claimed.

Co-founder and CEO Eanna Doolin said, “Having deepwater access, direct shipping lanes and cross-docking facilities at Cockatoo Island can lead to meaningful reductions in operational expenditures and fleet costs.

“The development of an aerodrome on the island will also improve safety and efficiency for offshore energy customers by reducing airframe requirements for de-manning and re-manning platforms while improving search and rescue capabilities in the event of natural disasters.”

Main outstanding approvals are said to be in the final stages. The Western Australian government granted major project status to the development in 2019, with the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation appointed as lead agency.