Australia Port analysis
Description and container tonnages of each port
Port of Melbourne
The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3,400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1,000 motor vehicles and 7,000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year, the total trade of Melbourne Port increased to a record 87 million revenue tonners. Overseas import is 37.3 million revenue tonnes while overseas export is 26 million revenue tonnes (Port of Melbourne Corporation 2012).
Port of Sydney
Sydney Ports Corporation is a leader of world class, efficient, sustainable ports and logistics networks which located at Sydney Harbour of New South Wales of Australia. The types of container vessel and passenger vessel are used most often in the port of Sydney. The total container trade of Sydney Port in June 2013 reached over 2,126,270 twenty foot equivalent units. Import full containers reached over 1,063,940 twenty foot equivalent units and full container exports for year to date June 2013 reached almost 442,870 twenty foot equivalent units (Sydney Ports 2013).
Port of Brisbane
The port of Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest growing container ports and Queensland’s largest general cargo port. The port of Brisbane is located at the mouth of the Brisbane River of Queensland of Australia. In 2011, container trade through the port of Brisbane reached a record of 1,025,069 twenty foot equivalent units. Its imports increased during the year by 2.1 precent overall by commodities most and exports increased by 19 precent overall led by strong demand for coal, cereals, scrap metal and cotton to key markets including Japan, China, South Korea and South East Asia (Fremantle Ports 2012).
Port of Fremantle
The port of Fremantle operates through two harbours which are inner
Port of Melbourne
The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3,400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1,000 motor vehicles and 7,000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year, the total trade of Melbourne Port increased to a record 87 million revenue tonners. Overseas import is 37.3 million revenue tonnes while overseas export is 26 million revenue tonnes (Port of Melbourne Corporation 2012).
Port of Sydney
Sydney Ports Corporation is a leader of world class, efficient, sustainable ports and logistics networks which located at Sydney Harbour of New South Wales of Australia. The types of container vessel and passenger vessel are used most often in the port of Sydney. The total container trade of Sydney Port in June 2013 reached over 2,126,270 twenty foot equivalent units. Import full containers reached over 1,063,940 twenty foot equivalent units and full container exports for year to date June 2013 reached almost 442,870 twenty foot equivalent units (Sydney Ports 2013).
Port of Brisbane
The port of Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest growing container ports and Queensland’s largest general cargo port. The port of Brisbane is located at the mouth of the Brisbane River of Queensland of Australia. In 2011, container trade through the port of Brisbane reached a record of 1,025,069 twenty foot equivalent units. Its imports increased during the year by 2.1 precent overall by commodities most and exports increased by 19 precent overall led by strong demand for coal, cereals, scrap metal and cotton to key markets including Japan, China, South Korea and South East Asia (Fremantle Ports 2012).
Port of Fremantle
The port of Fremantle operates through two harbours which are inner