The shipping platform

Location: The port of Townsville is situated on the SW side of Cleveland Bay on the Queensland coastline, 1,359km N of Brisbane. General overview: The port consists of 9 operational berths, all of which are accessible by road and rail. Main imports: General cargo, oil, petroleum products, bulk fertilisers, nickel ore, sulphur, cement, motor vehicles and sulphuric acid. Main exports: General cargo, sugar, coke, molasses, frozen meat, hides, tallow, by products, cattle, refined copper, copper concentrates, sulphur/sulphuric acid, zinc concentrates, lead products, sand, gravel, timber and nickel. Traffic figures: Approx 630 vessels, 10,000,000t of cargo, and 19,800TEU are handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Largest vessels handled: Deepest draught "Maersk Taurus", 13.05m. Max LOA "Taiko", 262m.