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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HMAS Townsville Relocation
Port of Townsville in partnership with Maritime Museum project. For more info click here.
Shipping
For information on our berths and capability, pilotage and towage etc Click here for more info.
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 NewsPhosphate rock exports resume via Port of Townsville
More than 25,000 tonnes of phosphate rock has been exported to New Zealand via the Port of Townsville, following the PRL Group’s resumption of the North West Queensland’s Admore Phosphate Mine. The phosphate rock was transported in containers from the mine to Mount Isa by road, then onto
13th November 2025Port of Townsville and Jet Zero explore Sustainable Aviation Fuel opportunities
The Port of Townsville and Jet Zero have established a partnership via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to investigate storage and associated infrastructure needs to support the importing and exporting of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) products. As part of the MOU, an Investigation Commit
12th November 2025Port of Townsville welcomes Carnival Luminosa
Port of Townsville welcomed the maiden visit of Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Luminosa on Tuesday, 11 November, with the vessel homeporting in Brisbane for the summer season. This summer will mark Carnival Luminosa’s fourth consecutive season sailing from Queensland, with 70,000
