General Description
Location: The port is situated 14km NW of Adelaide on the Port River, with the Inner Harbour berths 6nm upstream from the deeper berths in the Outer Harbour. General overview: South Australia's capital city port is the major cargo handling centre of the state. The port consists of an Inner and Outer Harbour, complete with over 20 wharves including the DP World Adelaide container port. Imports: Timber, phosphate rock, sulphur, refined petroleum, limestone, super phosphates, paper and paper products, textile yarns and fabric, iron and steel, motor vehicles and parts. Exports: Livestock, meat, wheat, barley, wine, malt, fruit, wool, cement clinker, iron and steel scrap, tallow and non ferrous metals, motor vehicles. Traffic figures: Approx 1,110 vessels, 9,720,000t of cargo and 219,000TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Outer Harbour: LOA 300m, container vessels draught 13.0m + tide. Osborne: LOA 206m (daylight) 183m (darkness). Inner Harbour: LOA 206m (car carriers 165m). Panamax sized vessels can now be accepted. Vessels in excess of 191m swung during daylight hours only. Length limitations exist for vessels wishing to use berths in Dock No 2. Limitations also exist for departures during darkness from the dock. Largest vessel handled: "QE2", LOA 293m, in the Outer Harbour.