Everything about Port Of Brisbane totally explained
Port of Brisbane is the shipping
port of
Brisbane, on the east coast of
Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the
Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman's Island at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's fastest growing
container port. It includes the main shipping channel across the
Moreton Bay which extends 90 km north to
Mooloolaba and is
dredged to maintain a depth fourteen metres at the lowest tide.
Queensland's next two largest ports are the
Port of Gladstone and the
Port of Townsville.
According to the
Queensland Department of Primary Industries the Port of Brisbane was the most likely entry point of the South American
fire ant to Australia.
Facilities
The port is managed by the Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) and facilitates more than 2000 ships each year. The Port of Brisbane has nine deep-water container
berths and three deep-water bulk berths as well as 17 bulk and general cargo berths. In total the port transports more than 25 million tonnes of cargo each year.
The cruise ship wharf for Brisbane is called the
Pinkenba Wharf and is managed by the Port of Brisbane authority.
The port accommodates a visitors centre and in
2005 a
shorebird roost was constructed. The bird roost is the largest site built specifically for migratory shorebirds on the east coast of Australia.
Transport links
The
Port of Brisbane Motorway is a short road linking the
Gateway Motorway to the Port of Brisbane.
In 1980 a narrow gauge (1067 millimetres) railway line was opened between the port and a junction near
Lindum on the
Cleveland line. This was converted to dual 1435/1067 mm gauge in about 1995 under the
Keating Government's
One Nation program.
Expansion
The Port of Brisbane is currently under a large upgrade and extension spending AUS $50 million on infrastructure and a further AUS $50 million on equipment including fourteen new automated straddle carriers.
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