Ports North is responsible for nine port locations including the:-
* trading ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Cape Flattery, Karumba and Skardon River
* community ports of Thursday Island and Quintell Beach
* non trading ports of Cooktown and Burketown
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Cairns Seaport is Australia’s busiest cruise port with over 200 international and domestic cruise ship visits a year. It is a picturesque port located virtually in the heart of the city with a Reef Fleet Terminal providing a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and a 217 berth Marina accommodating a variety of cruising vessels, superyachts and reef vessel. More Info
The Port of Mourilyan is situated about 20 kilometres south of Innisfail. Its main trade is the export of raw sugar and molasses from the Innisfail, Babinda, Tully and Atherton Tablelands sugar-growing districts. It comprises on-shore sugar and molasses handling and storage facilities, and a single sugar loader and associated wharf located within a sheltered natural harbour.… More Info
Located at the mouth of the Norman River in the south-east corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Port of Karumba has serviced remote Gulf communities since the late 1800s. The Zinifex Century Mine started exporting zinc concentrate through the port in December 1999 (known then as Pasminco).… More Info
The Port of Thursday Island is a community port located in a natural harbour in the Torres Strait in the northern-most part of Australia. Wharf facilities are established on both Thursday Island and the neighbouring Horn Island.… More Info
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The Port of Cape Flattery is situated more than 200 kilometres north of Cairns on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula. It is used for the export of silica sand from the Cape Flattery mine The port terminal is operated by Cape Flattery Silica Mines Pty Ltd (CFSM).… More Info
Skardon River was declared a port in February 2002, with PCQ as the port authority. The Skardon River project, located about 100km north of Weipa, is owned by Minerals Corporation Limited (MCL) through its subsidiary Skardon River Kaolin.… More Info
Quintell Beach is a community port with a barge facility located on the east coast of northern Cape York. The port services the needs of the Lockhart River community and remote grazing properties. No tug or pilotage services are required at the port.… More Info
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