Port Botany (seaport)
| Port Botany | |
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The entrance to Port Botany, overlooking Brotherson Dock Number One
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°58′12″S 151°12′54″E / 33.970°S 151.215°ECoordinates: 33°58′12″S 151°12′54″E / 33.970°S 151.215°E |
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| Opened | April 1979 |
| Owned by | NSW Ports |
| Available berths | 270 |
| Chairman, NSW Ports | Paul McClintock |
| Chief Executive Officer | Marika Calfas |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 1,578 (FY2011) |
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Website http://www.nswports.com.au/ |
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Port Botany is a deepwater seaport located in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia. The port is dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products, and to a lesser extent, bulk liquid imports including petroleum and natural gas. It is Australia's second-largest container port, and is administered by NSW Ports which entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the NSW Government in May 2013.
Prior to 1960 Sydney's international shipping facilities were exclusively located in Port Jackson, with bulk and break bulk docks at Darling Harbour and Walsh Bay. and bulk and ro-ro docks at Glebe Island and White Bay.
With the advent of containerization in the late 1950s it became clear that Sydney would require additional port facilities to cater for new cargo types. In the 1960s the government agency responsible for ports, the NSW Maritime Services Board, recommended that a new port complex be developed in the northern part of Botany Bay adjacent to Sydney Airport. The New South Wales Government endorsed the proposal in 1969 and in 1971 work commenced on two container terminals to the north, and a bulk liquid wharf and storage area to the south.
The bulk liquid terminal was completed in 1979 as a common-user facility for the import of natural gas, oil, petroleum and chemicals. The terminal and storage area were progressively expanded during the 1980s including new ethylene tanks and handling plant operated by ICI, and AGL storage caverns in 1994 and 2000. The bulk liquid terminal can accommodate ships of around 230 metres (750 ft) in length and 90,000 tonnes (89,000 long tons; 99,000 short tons).
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