Port of Townsville

Port of Townsville
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Location
Country	Australia
Location	Townsville, Queensland
Coordinates	19°14′56.75″S 146°50′11.81″E / 19.2490972°S 146.8366139°E / -19.2490972; 146.8366139
UN/LOCODE	AUTSV[1]
Details
Opened	1864
Operated by	Port of Townsville Limited
Owned by	Queensland Government
No. of berths	8[2]
No. of wharfs	8
Draft depth	13.0 m.[2]
Employees	100
Chief Executive	Ranee Crosby
Chair	Renita Garard
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	6,800,000
Annual container volume	59,000
Value of cargo	$8 billion
Website townsvilleport.com.au

Port of Townsville is a government-owned Corporation and seaport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the third largest seaport in Queensland after Port of Brisbane and the Port of Gladstone. It is located south of the mouth of Ross Creek and north of the Ross River. Main shipping access is through Cleveland Bay. A second seaport, which only exports sugar is found about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Townsville at Lucinda and is also managed by Port of Townsville Limited.^[3]

The Port of Townsville is intrinsically linked to the sustainability of the North Queensland economy, and during 2023-24 handled $10 billion in trade.^[4] More than 30 different commodity types are imported and exported through Townsville including mineral ores, fertiliser, concentrates, sugar and motor vehicles. Townsville is the number one port in Australia for exports in copper, zinc, lead and sugar.

In 2017, just under 200,000 head of live cattle were shipped from the Port of Townsville, making it the second largest live export port in Australia after Darwin.^[5]

The Port of Townsville's Berth 10 was specifically designed to accommodate the Royal Australian Navy's new LHD vessels, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra and the port also accommodates US Navy on rest and recuperation in Townsville.