Port of Brisbane
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Port of Brisbane Brisbane, Queensland |
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Fisherman Island and the Port of Brisbane from space
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 Port of Brisbane
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| Coordinates | 27°23′00″S 153°10′04″E / 27.3832°S 153.1678°ECoordinates: 27°23′00″S 153°10′04″E / 27.3832°S 153.1678°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4178 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 22 km (14 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Lytton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Port of Brisbane is the shipping port and suburb of Brisbane, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on Fisherman Island, an artificial island reclaimed from the smaller Fisherman Islands group 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 Moreton Bay which extends 90 kilometres (56 mi) 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 former Queensland Department of Primary Industries the Port of Brisbane was the most likely entry point of the South American fire ant to Australia.
About 60% of the coal transported through the port originates from the New Acland Mine.
The port is managed by the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) under a 99-year lease from the Queensland Government. The Port of Brisbane has 29 operating berths including nine deep-water container berths and three deep-water bulk berths as well as 17 bulk and general cargo berths. In total the port facilitates more than 2,600 ships each year and transports more than 28 million tonnes of cargo each year.
There are two cruise ship wharves for Brisbane, with differing facilities. Portside Wharf was completed in 2006 and is an international standard facility for cruise liners, offering restaurants, coffee shops, gift shops, and more. However, due to the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge, the larger oceangoing cruise liners must dock further down the river at the more industrial standard Multi User Terminal at the Port of Brisbane. Multi User Terminal is managed by the Port of Brisbane.
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