Ports – Australia

Australia, thanks to its vast coastline, has an extensive network of ports that play a critical role in the country’s economy. Here are some of the most significant ports in Australia:

Port of Sydney – One of the best known and most active ports, Sydney handles a variety of international and local cargo and is a popular stopover for cruise ships.
Port of Melbourne – The largest container port in Australia, playing a key role in international trade. It handles a huge amount of containers and other cargo each year.
Port of Brisbane – One of Australia’s largest ports, Brisbane serves many trade routes, including with Asia and the United States, and is an important economic hub for the state of Queensland.
Port of Fremantle – Main port in Western Australia, located near Perth. Serves both local and international freight and passenger traffic.
Port of Adelaide – Serves the city of Adelaide and its industrial areas, and plays an important role in handling bulk cargo, including grain and other agricultural products.
Port of Darwin – Strategically important to Australia’s northern territories and is an important point for exporting resources and importing goods.
Port of Hobart – Located on the island of Tasmania, serves both local and international shipping, including cruise ships.

Full list of official ports that exist in the region:

SYDNEY (UN/LOCODE: AUSYD, Coral Sea)
MANLY HARBOUR (Coral Sea)
SOUTHPORT QLD (UN/LOCODE: AUSHQ, Coral Sea)
HOPE ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUHPL, Coral Sea)
BRISBANE (UN/LOCODE: AUBNE, Coral Sea)
FREMANTLE (UN/LOCODE: AUFRE, Western Australia)
DARWIN (UN/LOCODE: AUDRW, Timor Sea)
GLADSTONE (UN/LOCODE: AUGLT, Coral Sea)
PORT HEDLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUPHE, Timor Sea)
CORAL SEA MARINA (UN/LOCODE: AUALP, Eastern Australia)
MELBOURNE (UN/LOCODE: AUMEL, Tasman Sea)
ADELAIDE (UN/LOCODE: AUADL, Great Australian Bight)
CAIRNS (UN/LOCODE: AUCNS, Coral Sea)
HOBART (UN/LOCODE: AUHBA, Tasman Sea)
MOOLOOLABA (UN/LOCODE: AUMLL, Coral Sea)
SCARBOROUGH (UN/LOCODE: AUSCB, Coral Sea)
TOWNSVILLE (UN/LOCODE: AUTSV, Coral Sea)
HAY POINT ANCH (Coral Sea)
DAMPIER (UN/LOCODE: AUDAM, Timor Sea)
CLEVELAND (UN/LOCODE: AUCVN, Coral Sea)
NEWCASTLE (UN/LOCODE: AUNTL, Coral Sea)
NEWPORT (UN/LOCODE: AUNWP, Coral Sea)
BUNDABERG (UN/LOCODE: AUBDB, Coral Sea)
RUSHCUTTERS BAY (Coral Sea)
GEELONG (UN/LOCODE: AUGEX, Tasman Sea)
HERVEY BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUHVB, Coral Sea)
MACKAY (UN/LOCODE: AUMKY, Coral Sea)
PORT LINCOLN (UN/LOCODE: AUPLO, Great Australian Bight)
GLADSTONE ANCH (Coral Sea)
BAYVIEW (UN/LOCODE: AUBYV, Coral Sea)
MARTHA COVE (Tasman Sea)
GERALDTON (UN/LOCODE: AUGET, Western Australia)
AIRLIE (UN/LOCODE: AUWSY, Coral Sea)
KETTERING (Tasman Sea)
YAMBA (UN/LOCODE: AUYBA, Coral Sea)
PORT HEDLAND (UN/LOCODE: ANCH, Timor Sea)
BOTANY (UN/LOCODE: AUBTB, Coral Sea)
CLONTARF (UN/LOCODE: AUCTF, Coral Sea)
HAMILTON ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUHTI, Coral Sea)
HILLARYS (UN/LOCODE: AUHLR, Western Australia)
ROSE BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUREY, Coral Sea)
KWINANA (UN/LOCODE: AUKWI, Western Australia)
PORT WALCOTT (UN/LOCODE: AUPWL, Timor Sea)
PORT KEMBLA (UN/LOCODE: AUPKL, Timor Sea)
HAY POINT (UN/LOCODE: AUHPT, Coral Sea)
QUEENSCLIFF (Tasman Sea)
KWINANA ANCH (Western Australia)
PRINCE OF WALES BAY (Tasman Sea)
ROSSLYN (UN/LOCODE: AURNB, Coral Sea)
CAPE PRESTON (UN/LOCODE: AUCPN, Timor Sea)
PORTLAND AU (UN/LOCODE: AUPTJ, Great Australian Bight)
DEVONPORT (UN/LOCODE: AUDPO, Tasman Sea)
WESTERNPORT (UN/LOCODE: AUWEP, Tasman Sea)
DAMPIER ANCH (Timor Sea)
GIPPSLAND LAKES (UN/LOCODE: AULEN, Tasman Sea)
PORT WALCOTT ANCH (Tasman Sea)
TANGALOOMA (Eastern Australia)
NELSON BAY (Coral Sea)
ALBANY (UN/LOCODE: AUALH, Great Australian Bight)
COFFS HARBOUR (UN/LOCODE: AUCFS, Coral Sea)
NELLY BAY (Coral Sea)
WEIPA (UN/LOCODE: AUWEI, Arafura Sea)
ASHBURTON (UN/LOCODE: AUASB, Western Australia)
BELL BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUBEL, Tasman Sea)
BUNBURY (UN/LOCODE: AUBUY, Western Australia)
VARANUS (UN/LOCODE: AUVAR, Western Australia)
CARNARVON (UN/LOCODE: AUCVQ, Western Australia)
GERALDTON ANCH (Western Australia)
BELLERIVE (Tasman Sea)
CRONULLA (UN/LOCODE: AUCRU, Coral Sea)
EDEN (UN/LOCODE: AUQDN, Tasman Sea)
MELBOURNE ANCH (Tasman Sea)
PORT MACQUARIE (UN/LOCODE: AUPQQQ, Coral Sea)
REDLAND BAY (Coral Sea)
SHUTE HARBOUR (UN/LOCODE: AUJHQ, Coral Sea)
BIRKDALE (UN/LOCODE: AUBKD, Coral Sea)
BUSSELTON (UN/LOCODE: AUBUS, Western Australia)
THURSDAY ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUTIS, Arafura Sea)
WHYALLA ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
ABBOT POINT (UN/LOCODE: AUABP, Coral Sea)
BARROW ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUBWB, Western Australia)
BROOME (UN/LOCODE: AUBME, Timor Sea)
ONSLOW (UN/LOCODE: AUONS, Western Australia)
BURNIE (UN/LOCODE: AUBWT, Tasman Sea)
BELMONT (Coral Sea)
HORIZON SHORES (Eastern Australia)
MANDURAH (UN/LOCODE: AUMDU, Western Australia)
PUMICESTONE PASSAGE (Coral Sea)
SANDHILLS (Eastern Australia)
SHELLHARBOUR MARINA (Eastern Australia)
TIN CAN BAY (Coral Sea)
ESPERANCE (UN/LOCODE: AUEPR, Great Australian Bight)
HORN ANCH (Arafura Sea)
ULLADULLA (UN/LOCODE: AUULA, Tasman Sea)
BERMAGUI (Tasman Sea)
BROOME ANCH (Timor Sea)
CALYPSO BAY MARINA (Eastern Australia)
DRUMMOYNE SYDNEY (UN/LOCODE: AUDRE, Coral Sea)
ETTALONG (Coral Sea)
HALF MOON BAY (Coral Sea)
QUEENSLAND CRUISING (Eastern Australia)
RODD POINT (UN/LOCODE: AURDP, Coral Sea)
RUSSEL ISLAND (Coral Sea)
THE ANCHORAGE (Coral Sea)
GOVE (UN/LOCODE: AUGOV, Arafura Sea)
WHYALLA (UN/LOCODE: AUWYA, Great Australian Bight)
PORT PIRIE (UN/LOCODE: AUPPI, Great Australian Bight)
SKARDON RIVER ANCH (Arafura Sea)
COOGEE (UN/LOCODE: AUCXE, Western Australia)
GLENELG (Great Australian Bight)
HORSESHOE BAY (Eastern Australia)
LAUNCESTON (UN/LOCODE: AULST, Tasman Sea)
MINDARIE (UN/LOCODE: AUMDE, Western Australia)
MYORA (Eastern Australia)
PORT DOUGLAS (UN/LOCODE: AUPTI, Coral Sea)
TWEED HEADS (UN/LOCODE: AUTHS, Coral Sea)
PORT ALMA (UN/LOCODE: AUPTL, Coral Sea)
BROOKLYN (UN/LOCODE: AUBKL, Coral Sea)
BOWEN (UN/LOCODE: AUZBO, Coral Sea)
GOODWYN (Western Australia)
GOSFORD (UN/LOCODE: AUGOS, Coral Sea)
ALBANY ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
BATEMANS (UN/LOCODE: AUQBW, Tasman Sea)
BUNBURY ANCH (Western Australia)
CAREEL BAY (Coral Sea)
CLAREMONT (UN/LOCODE: AUCLM, Western Australia)
CRAWLEY (UN/LOCODE: AUCRW, Western Australia)
DUNWICH (Coral Sea)
EXMOUTH (UN/LOCODE: AUPEX, Western Australia)
HARWOOD (Coral Sea)
INNISFAIL (UN/LOCODE: AUIFL, Coral Sea)
KING ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUKNS, Tasman Sea)
LINDISFARNE (UN/LOCODE: AULIN, Tasman Sea)
MARINA ST VINCENT (Great Australian Bight)
MOSMAN (UN/LOCODE: AUMSA, Coral Sea)
ROTTNEST ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AURTS, Western Australia)
ULVERSTONE (UN/LOCODE: AUULV, Tasman Sea)
WALLAROO (UN/LOCODE: AUWAL, Great Australian Bight)
WANNANUP (Western Australia)
WATSONS BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUR2W, Coral Sea)
PRELUDE (Timor Sea)
SKARDON RIVER (UN/LOCODE: AUSKA, Arafura Sea)
THEVENARD (UN/LOCODE: AUTHE, Great Australian Bight)
BINGBONG (UN/LOCODE: AUBBG, Arafura Sea)
DARWIN ANCH (Timor Sea)
ICHTHYS EXPLORER (Timor Sea)
NORTH RANKIN (Timor Sea)
PERTH (UN/LOCODE: AUPER, Western Australia)
PLUTO (Western Australia)
SPRING BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUSPB, Tasman Sea)
ABBOT POINT ANCH (Coral Sea)
ANGEL (Timor Sea)
ATTADALE (UN/LOCODE: AUATT, Western Australia)
BLUE HOLE (Eastern Australia)
CALOUNDRA (UN/LOCODE: AUCUD, Coral Sea)
CAPE JERVIS (Great Australian Bight)
CAPE PRESTON ANCH (Timor Sea)
COLES BAY (Tasman Sea)
FORSTER (UN/LOCODE: AUFOT, Coral Sea)
GARRYS (Eastern Australia)
GOVE ANCH (Arafura Sea)
JURIEN BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUJUR, Western Australia)
LAMB (Coral Sea)
LORD HOWE ISLAND (Coral Sea)
NAROOMA (UN/LOCODE: AUQRX, Tasman Sea)
NOOSAVILLE (UN/LOCODE: AUNSV, Coral Sea)
PORTLAND ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
ST HELENS (UN/LOCODE: AUHLS, Tasman Sea)
SWANSEA HEADS (Coral Sea)
WEIPA ANCH (Arafura Sea)
WELSHPOOL (UN/LOCODE: AUWHL, Tasman Sea)
CAPE FLATTERY (UN/LOCODE: AUCQP, Coral Sea)
MILNER BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUGTE, Arafura Sea)
ADELAIDE ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
APOLLO BAY (Tasman Sea)
APPLECROSS (UN/LOCODE: AUAPP, Western Australia)
BALGOWLAH (UN/LOCODE: AUBWL, Coral Sea)
BALLINA (UN/LOCODE: AUBNK, Coral Sea)
BANTRY BAY (Coral Sea)
BARRY BEACH (UN/LOCODE: AUBAR, Tasman Sea)
BAYU UNDAN (Timor Sea)
BLACKMAN BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUTTS, Tasman Sea)
BOTANY ANCH (Coral Sea)
BURRANEER (Coral Sea)
BURRUM HEADS (Coral Sea)
CAPE JAFFA (Great Australian Bight)
CYGNET (Tasman Sea)
DENHAM (UN/LOCODE: AUDNM, Western Australia)
DOUBLE BAY (UN/LOCODE: AUDLB, Coral Sea)
ESPERANCE ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
FLINDERS ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUFLS, Tasman Sea)
GEELONG ANCH (Tasman Sea)
GOLD COAST (UN/LOCODE: AUGOC, Coral Sea)
HOBART ANCH (Tasman Sea)
ICHTHYS VENTURER (Timor Sea)
JOHN BROOKES (Western Australia)
KALBARI (UN/LOCODE: AUKAX, Western Australia)
KARUMBA ANCH (Arafura Sea)
KOORINGAL (Eastern Australia)
KURNELL (UN/LOCODE: AUKUR, Coral Sea)
LAZARET GUTTER (Eastern Australia)
LIZARD ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AULZR, Coral Sea)
LUCKY BAY (Great Australian Bight)
MACKAY ANCH (Coral Sea)
NORFOLK ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: NFNLK, Coral Sea)
ONSLOW ANCH (Western Australia)
PORT ALMA ANCH (Coral Sea)
PORT ARTHUR (UN/LOCODE: AUPAU, Tasman Sea)
PORT BONYTHON (UN/LOCODE: AUPBY, Great Australian Bight)
PORT DENISON (UN/LOCODE: AUPDI, Western Australia)
PORT VINCENT (Great Australian Bight)
RISDON (UN/LOCODE: AURDN, Tasman Sea)
ROBE (UN/LOCODE: AUROB, Great Australian Bight)
SAILORS BAY (Coral Sea)
STANLEY (UN/LOCODE: AUSTA, Tasman Sea)
TWO ROCKS (Western Australia)
VAN GOGH (UN/LOCODE: AUVGH, Western Australia)
VICTORIA POINT (UN/LOCODE: AUVTP, Coral Sea)
WOLLONGONG (UN/LOCODE: AUWOL, Eastern Australia)
PORT KEMBLA ANCH (Eastern Australia)
HORN (UN/LOCODE: AUHID, Arafura Sea)
KARUMBA (UN/LOCODE: AUKRB, Arafura Sea)
KOOLAN (UN/LOCODE: AUKOI, Timor Sea)
MARIA ISLAND (Tasman Sea)
MONTARA (Timor Sea)
PORT GILES (UN/LOCODE: AUPGI, Great Australian Bight)
PORT LATTA (UN/LOCODE: AUPLA, Tasman Sea)
SORRENTO (Tasman Sea)
TUNA (Tasman Sea)
WHITING (Tasman Sea)
AIRLIE ANCH (Eastern Australia)
ALONNAH (Tasman Sea)
AMITY (Coral Sea)
ARDROSSAN (UN/LOCODE: AUARD, Great Australian Bight)
ARDROSSAN ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
ATWOOD FALCON (Western Australia)
BALNAVES (Western Australia)
BARRACOUTA (Tasman Sea)
BARROW ANCH (Western Australia)
BELL BAY ANCH (Tasman Sea)
BICTON (UN/LOCODE: AUBNT, Western Australia)
BREAM (Tasman Sea)
BRIDPORT (UN/LOCODE: AUBPO, Tasman Sea)
BRIGHTON (UN/LOCODE: AUBSA, Great Australian Bight)
BRISBANE ANCH (Coral Sea)
BRUNY ISLAND (Tasman Sea)
BULWER (UN/LOCODE: AUBWI, Coral Sea)
BUNDABERG ANCH (Coral Sea)
BUNDEENA (Coral Sea)
BURNIE ANCH (Tasman Sea)
CABBAGE TREE CREEK (Eastern Australia)
CAIRNS ANCH (Coral Sea)
CAMELLIA (UN/LOCODE: AUCIA, Coral Sea)
CAMPBELL (UN/LOCODE: AUCBN, Western Australia)
CAPE BARREN (UN/LOCODE: AUCBI, Tasman Sea)
CAPE CUVIER (UN/LOCODE: AUCCU, Western Australia)
CAPE CUVIER ANCH (Western Australia)
COBIA (Tasman Sea)
COCOS ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: CCCCK, Southern Indian Ocean)
COOKTOWN (UN/LOCODE: AUCTN, Coral Sea)
CORINELLA (Tasman Sea)
COURAN COVE (Eastern Australia)
COWES (UN/LOCODE: AUESS, Tasman Sea)
DERBY (UN/LOCODE: AUDRB, Timor Sea)
DEVONPORT ANCH (Tasman Sea)
DOLPHIN (Tasman Sea)
DOVER TAS (Tasman Sea)
EAST SPAR (Western Australia)
EDEN ANCH (Tasman Sea)
ERMINGTON (UN/LOCODE: AUERM, Coral Sea)
EXMOUTH ANCH (Western Australia)
FLINDERS (UN/LOCODE: AUFIT, Tasman Sea)
FLOUNDER (Tasman Sea)
FORTESCUE (Tasman Sea)
FRASER ISLAND (Coral Sea)
FRENCH ISLAND (Tasman Sea)
GEILSTON BAY (Tasman Sea)
GOODS ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: AUGOI, Arafura Sea)
GYMEA BAY (Coral Sea)
HALIBUT (Tasman Sea)
HUNTERS HILL (UN/LOCODE: AUHHW, Coral Sea)
KIAMA (Tasman Sea)
KINGFISH (Tasman Sea)
KITAN (Tasman Sea)
KLEIN POINT (UN/LOCODE: AUKLP, Great Australian Bight)
KOOLAN ANCH (Timor Sea)
LIBERDADE
LINCOLN ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
LINDA (Western Australia)
LONSDALE (UN/LOCODE: AULSD, Great Australian Bight)
LUCINDA (UN/LOCODE: AULUC, Coral Sea)
LUCINDA ANCH (Coral Sea)
MACKEREL (Tasman Sea)
MANLY (UN/LOCODE: AUWGZ, Coral Sea)
MARLIN (Tasman Sea)
MILNER BAY ANCH (Arafura Sea)
MONA (Tasman Sea)
MONA VALE (UN/LOCODE: AUNMV, Coral Sea)
MOOLOOLABA ANCH (Eastern Australia)
NEWCASTLE ANCH (Coral Sea)
NGANHURRA (UN/LOCODE: AUNGH)
NGUJIMA YIN, Western Australia)
OKHA FPSO (UN/LOCODE: AUOKH, Timor Sea)
ORFORD (Tasman Sea)
PENNESHAW (UN/LOCODE: AUPEA, Great Australian Bight)
PERCH (Tasman Sea)
PHILIP ISLAND (UN/LOCODE: ANCH, Eastern Australia)
POINT HENRY (UN/LOCODE: AUPHP, Tasman Sea)
POINT WILSON (UN/LOCODE: AUPWI, Tasman Sea)
PORT ARTHUR ANCH (Tasman Sea)
PORT GILES ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
PORT LATTA ANCH (Tasman Sea)
PYRENEES VENTURE (UN/LOCODE: AUPYE)
RAPID BAY (UN/LOCODE: AURAB, Great Australian Bight)
RIVER HEADS (Coral Sea)
SHOALHAVEN HEADS (Tasman Sea)
SILVERWATER (UN/LOCODE: AUSIL, Coral Sea)
SINBAD (Western Australia)
SNAPPER (Tasman Sea)
SOUTHPORT TAS (Tasman Sea)
SPRING COVE (Coral Sea)
STANSBURY (Great Australian Bight)
STRAHAN (UN/LOCODE: AUSRN, Tasman Sea)
SUNSHINE COAST (UN/LOCODE: AUMCY, Coral Sea)
SYDNEY ANCH (Coral Sea)
THEVENARD ANCH (Great Australian Bight)
THURSDAY ISLAND ANCH (Arafura Sea)
THYLACINE (Tasman Sea)
TRINITY PARK (Coral Sea)
TUMBY (Great Australian Bight)
USELESS LOOP (UN/LOCODE: AUUSL, Western Australia)
USELESS LOOP ANCH (Western Australia)
VARANUS ANCH (Western Australia)
WANGGOOBLA CREEK (Coral Sea)
WENTWORTH POINT (UN/LOCODE: AUWWP, Coral Sea)
WEST TUNA (Tasman Sea)
WHITEMARK (Tasman Sea)
WONNICH (Western Australia)
WYNDHAM (UN/LOCODE: AUWYN, Tasman Sea)
YORKEYS KNOB (Coral Sea)
YOWIE BAY (Coral Sea)

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