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Ports Corp (Adelaide Port) - South Australia Web site.
"The natural gateway to Australian trade" The Port of Adelaide (Lat 34
degrees 51 minutes South; Long 138 degrees 30 minutes East) is
strategically positioned at the centre of Australia's southern coast,
providing a natural gateway to the south eastern part of the continent
where most of the nation's manufacturing industries and population are
located. It is served by fast and efficient road and rail links to
Australia's major cities of Melbourne and Sydney, which are little more
than a day away.
The Port of Adelaide comprises an inner and outer harbour with more than
20 wharves including one of Australia's most efficient container ports.
It has Australia's only unique purpose-built on-dock intermodal
facilities which are integrated with the container terminal and national
rail and road system for the efficient transfer of cargo.
The inner harbor caters for roll-on roll-off and bulk cargoes including
exports of meat, grains, malt, fruit, wine, wool, cement clinker, iron
and scrap steel, tallow, soda ash, non-ferrous metals and a wide variety
of manufactured products.
Excellent facilities are also provided for the import trade of timber,
phosphate rock, sulphur, refined petroleum, paper and paper products,
superphosphate, iron, steel, and motor vehicles and parts.
The Outer Harbor is equipped with specialist berths including a motor
vehicle terminal for roll-on roll-off, and general cargo and live sheep.
It also caters for cruise ships.
The container terminal is one of the most efficient in Australia and is
served by dedicated cranes and state-of-the-art computer systems to
speed the movement of goods through the terminal. It is the only
Australian port with unique and purpose-built on-dock intermodal
facilities which are integrated with the container terminal and national
rail and road system for the efficient transfer of cargo.
Web Site contains sections on: Shipping Schedule, Advantages, Regional
Ports, Port Administration, Links, Annual Report, and contact details.
 
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Auckland (Ports of Auckland) - New Zealand Web site.
Ports of Auckland is the only port company in New Zealand to have two
ports. The Port of Auckland is situated on the Waitemata Harbour and the
Port of Onehunga is on the Manukau Harbour, so the company services
vessels on both coasts of the North Island.
Ports of Auckland forms the maritime gateway to New Zealand’s largest
city and its most heavily populated region.
Ports of Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and busiest port operation.
It is New Zealand’s biggest general cargo port and accounts for 50% of
the country’s total container trade.
Ports of Auckland Limited was formed in 1988 to provide commercial port
infrastructure facilities, resources and an extensive range of services
for the efficient development and handling of trade through the two
Ports of Auckland. It replaced the former Auckland Harbour Board.
Ports of Auckland is a public company with its own Board of Directors,
management structure and a workforce of 570 people. Its shares are
owned 80% by the Auckland Regional Services Trust and 20% of its shares
are publicly owned and traded on the New Zealand stock exchange.
The port is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and has sea links to
160 ports in 73 countries around the world.
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city and principal port. About one
million people live within the 502 square kilometres which make up the
Auckland region, but a large hinterland devoted to agriculture and
horticulture provides a growing and consistent source of exports.
In addition, a burgeoning manufacturing, processing and industrial
sector is growing rapidly within an export-led economy recovery, much
of it using raw materials which are imported through the port, and
producing finished products for export.
Web site contains sections on: facilities, port tours, overview,
services, marina, cruise ships, history, company structure, performance,
annual reports, plans, environment, community, media, ship and cargo
availability and contact information.
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Cape Town - South Africa Web site. Portnet and the Port of Cape Town
advertise that they are facing up to the challenge of increasing
international interest. Their aim is to promote both national and
international trade through cost- effective cargo management, maritime
and other related services. The port aims to achieve this by utilising
their modern port infrastructure, equipment, expertise and dynamic
business approach.
The Port of Cape Town serves the Western Cape, Eastern Transvaal,
Gauteng industrial area and neighbouring African countries.
Although it is the furthest port from the country's powerhouse Gauteng,
it is still beneficial for South African importers of high value/time
sensitive cargoes from Europe and the Americas, to land same at the Port
of Cape Town.
The Port of Cape Town serves as a hub port from which feeder services
are offered to Namibia and West African countries, as well as
transhipments between vessels. Some of the Port's secondary business
includes the role that it plays in hosting local as well as foreign
fishing fleets, operating in the South Atlantic and South Indian Oceans,
ship repair, fuel bunker supply and as a logistical base for various
countries with bases in Antartica.
Terminals include combi, break bulk, container, petroleum, passenger and
chemical terminals.
Web site contains sections on about the port, operational info, marine
services, portnet terminals, tourism and contact details.
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Darwin Port - Australia Web site. East Arm – opening the doorway to
boosting Australia’s trade with its northern neighbours and the rest of
the world.
The state-of-the-art multi-million dollar facility is the centrepiece of
the largest and most vibrant industrial area in northern Australia and
will provide a highly efficient transhipment hub for regional trade.
The $97 million first stage of the East Arm project positions the
Northern Territory’s capital, Darwin, as a vital port in the dynamic
trade route linking both Australian and South East Asian markets.....
Web site contains sections on: New East Arm Port, Shipping Services,
Marine Services, Darwin Wharf Precinct, Shipping Movements, Storage
Facilities, Cruise Ship Visits, About Darwin Port, Darwin Hub and
contact information.
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Durban - South Africa Web site. Portnet and Durban advertise that the
Port of Durban is one of the busiest ports in the world where the
harbour is a mere block away from the main Central Business District.
Geographically the port is close to the city but from a financial point
of view this port position applies well as it plays a vital role in the
city of Durban and the entire Kwazulu Natal region.
The port interfaces in a wider transportation and service chain and adds
value to commodity trade and to the community it serves.
The Port of Durban, is a premier conduit for a number of important
commodities including coal, chemicals, steel, citrus products, sugar,
grain, minerals, ores, granite, rice, forest products & petrochemicals.
A major advantage is the port's geographical location. This makes it
ideal to serve, not only its own extensive hinterland, but also the
heavy industrialised Gauteng region which includes Johannesburg.
The port is a full service general cargo port, handling 20% of South
Africa's total port traffic. The port already handles about 5,000
commercial vessels annually, bring in 26 million tons of cargo worth 50
billion rands representing 65% of the total revenue earned by the South
African ports. Durban's Container Terminal - the busiest in Africa -
handles more than 880 000 TEU moves annually.
Durban has unmatched shipping opportunities, both in terms of frequency
and destinations served. No other South African port can match the
number of direct links to ports world wide. It is especially effective
as a hub port for cargo to and from Far East, serving both South Africa
and East African countries.
It is strategically placed to enable the port to be a significant
transhipment point particularly for East African traffic well as being
on the routes connecting Western Europe, Asia, Australians and the
Americans.
It offers shippers and shipowners a full range of berthing, cargo
handling techniques, repairs, victualling and bunkering facilities which
is unrivaled elsewhere in Africa. Special purpose quays are provided on
a common user basis for the handling of specific commodities or types of
cargo such as grain, bulk, and utilised cargo containers.
The ports 57 berths are serviced by 21 terminals. The coal, paper,
sugar, citrus, grain, liquid bulk, dry bulk, and granite terminals are
privately operated, whilst the passenger, container, Ro-Ro, breakbulk,
and timber terminals are run by Portnet.
Web site contains sections on about the port, operational info, marine
services, portnet terminals, tourism, news, services, what's new and
contact information.
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Freemantle - Western Australia Web site. Located on the West Coast of
Australia and only 20 kilometres from Western Australia's capital city
of Perth, Fremantle Port is a modern, deepwater port offering facilities
for all types of vessels.
As the State's major general cargo port, Fremantle accounts for more
than 94 per cent by value of the State's seabourne imports and 35 per
cent by value of the State's seabourne exports.
The Fremantle Port Authority (FPA) is the strategic manager of the port,
which covers and area of 383 square kilometres and includes both the
Inner Harbour at Fremantle and an Outer Harbour at Kwinana. The port is
a mixture of both FPA and privately owned and operated facilities and
services.
Containers, break bulk and motor vehicles are handled in the Inner
Harbour, while the Outer Harbour caters for all types of bulk trades.
The port's container trade has grown at an annual average rate of nearly
12 per cent in recent years, making it one of Australia's fastest
growing container ports.
Being only five days' sailing from Singapore, Fremantle is the closest
major Australian port to the world's major hub port. The FPA is
committed to utilising new technology to further improve its infra -
structure and facilities to meet the changing needs of international
trade and to facilitate the smooth flow of trade through the port.
The FPA also believes in working closely with port clients, importers
and exporters and relevant bodies in developing trade throughout the
world to ensure Fremantle continues to be one of the nation's most
reliable and fastest growing ports.
Web site contains sections on: about us, help, search, sitemap,
education, links, Q & A, news & events, facilities, shipping, tenders
and contact details.
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Lyttelton Port - New Zealand Web site. Lyttelton Harbor is a good
anchorage with a sheltered deep water port, five nautical miles from the
open sea and is located on the east coast of South Island, New Zealand at
position Latitude:43°31'48"S Longitude:172°37'13"E.
The Port of Lyttelton takes advantage of the Island's leading role in
producing primary products for national and international markets.
Excellent road, rail and coastal sea links fan out from the port,
providing easy access for carriers to transport goods throughout the
South Island and enabling Lyttelton Port to concentrate on both imports
and exports.
Being the major port in the South Island and along with the ability to
handle a wide variety of cargoes, Lyttelton provides an invaluable
service to importers and exporters throughout the South Island as well
as being an important link for many national and international shipping
companies.
Web site contains sections on: port business, services, container
tracking, berths & facilities, news, shipping schedules, faq's and
contact information.
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