Company: BIP-PB
Filing Date: 2025-03-24
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-014380
Chunk: 193

Company: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Filing Date: 2025-03-24
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 193
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 the River Tees provides it with the statutory right to collect conservancy tariffs (toll-like dues) payable by vessel and cargo owners using the river and obligates it to maintain navigability of the waterway. The port has the statutory authority to set tariffs which are determined through consultation with users of the river and generally benefits from annual increases in line with inflation. Our Australian port operation conducts business in an unregulated environment.

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Our Australian export terminal operation is regulated by the Queensland Competition Authority (“ QCA”), under a light-handed regulatory framework which has applied since July 1, 2021. Current access pricing agreed with all terminal customers will apply for the period from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2031 (or contract expiry, if earlier). On February 22, 2024, the QCA approved the extension of the term of the 2021 Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Access (“ DBCT”) Undertaking to July 1, 2031 to align with the current access pricing period.

Our U. S. LNG export terminal is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“ FERC”) under theNatural Gas Act of 1938, as well as the U. S. Department of Energy. The U. S. Department of Energy authorizes exports to other countries, whether under free trade agreements with the U. S. or not.

Growth Opportunities

Containerized trade is a critical component of the global supply chain, and we expect continued high demand for intermodal containers as a result of economic growth in developed and emerging markets and the decentralization of supply chains. As the leading lessor of intermodal containers, we believe we are well positioned to capture demand resulting from growth in containerized trade, as well as to expand our service offering to further increase the efficiency and resiliency of the global supply chain.

Our U. K. port’s flexible, multi-purpose capacity positions it to benefit from numerous growth initiatives. In recent years, the expansion of our handling facilities, in addition to improvements to our quay and rail capacity, have driven new customer contracts for container cargo and bulk commodities and positioned our U. K. port operation to be the main entry point for cargo destined for the northern England market. Our U. K. port operation also benefited from the re-setting of long term agreements to market rates further driving increases in property rental income and conservancy fees. The port’s strategic location also positions it well to take advantage of the U. K