they may start just before the port is finished but they wouldnt...

they may start just before the port is finished but they wouldnt incur all those costs for nothing

the reality is that whoever develops the port will need to sign up customers asap. The port is only expected to take around 12-18 months to complete. Customers need time to finalise scope, offtake agreements, financing and then build their own plant/infrastructure so its not like companies can just flick a switch once the port upgrade is finished. From memory CAZ can bring Parker Range on very quickly once they are given the green light. Some of the other projects will take much longer.

CAZ can't fund it themselves so expect a deal to be done as soon as CAZ locks down port capacity