Delivering Sustainable Prosperity
Australia's
Port for the Future
We exist to create prosperity for our communities and value for our customers and shareholders through world-leading sustainable operations.
The Port of Townsville is Northern Australia’s largest container and automotive port, and the country's leading exporter of copper, zinc, lead, sugar, fertiliser and molasses. Located in the heart of Northern Australia's largest city, the Port handles more than 30 diverse commodities and is a strategic defence and cruise port.
The Port of Lucinda is located 100 kilometres north of Townsville, and is the prime sugar export facility for the Hinchinbrook region.
Trade through our ports is forecast to treble over the next 30 years, and our $1.6 billion port expansion plan will ensure that we facilitate growth in a sustainable manner.
Port Vision 2050 sets out our journey to a sustainable future, with 12 strategic objectives and 27 initiatives across four priority areas to do more for the planet, the communities we serve, for our people and for the prosperity of our region as Australia's Port for the Future.
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Quayside Terminal Construction Works
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Doing Business
There are several ways to do business at the Ports of Townsville and Lucinda - whether you are looking at importing/exporting, locating your business at one of our Ports, or you are a vendor looking to work on a Port project.
Cruise
More than 300,000 international visitors enjoy cruising the Australian coastline each year, injecting more than $5bn into the economy and supporting more than 18,000 local jobs.
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View All NewsTownsville Port celebrates Channel Upgrade completion with Queen Elizabeth’s arrival
Port of Townsville is celebrating the completion of its $251 million Channel Upgrade project with the arrival of Cunard’s luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. The upgrade involved Townsville’s shipping channels being widened from 92m to 180m at the inshore end,
20th December 2024New towage services contractor welcomed
Port of Townsville and Ports North are pleased to announce Engage Marine has been awarded a new contract to supply towage services to ports in Townsville, Lucinda, Cairns and Mourilyan. Port of Townsville CEO Ranee Crosby said the Port was pleased to welcome new contractor Engage Marine&
4th December 2024Port of Townsville wins prestigious maritime industry award
Port of Townsville has been named Australia’s Port of the Year for 2024 at the DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards in Melbourne. Port of Townsville CEO Ranee Crosby said it was an honour to receive the accolade and acknowledgement from our industry and peers. “This wonde
