On 24 September 2008 following a Queensland Ports Management Structure Review, the Queensland Government announced that effective 1 July 2009 there would be five port corporations for the State

• Far North Queensland Ports Corporation – based in Cairns and managing all ports from Mourilyan north to the Northern Territory boarder, with the exception of Weipa.
• Port of Townsville Limited – based in Townsville and managing the Port of Townsville and the Port of Lucinda.
• North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation – based in Mackay/Bowen and managing the ports of Hay Point, Abbott Point and Weipa.
• Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited – based in Gladstone and managing the ports of Gladstone and Rockhampton.
• Port of Brisbane Corporation Limited – based in Brisbane and managing the ports of Brisbane, Bundaberg and Maryborough.

Queensland Ports Structure Map (435kb)

About the Port of Lucinda

Situated about 100 kilometres north of Townsville, the Port of Lucinda is dedicated to the export of raw sugar from the Ingham sugar-growing district. It comprises on-shore sugar handling and storage facilities, and a single trestle jetty and conveyor running out to an off-shore berth and shiploader.

The jetty is one of the longest of its type in the world, extending for 5.6 kilometres and dipping 1.2 metres over its length as it follows the curvature of the earth. Sugar takes 22 minutes to travel along the conveyor from the on-shore storage sheds to the shiploader.

The Port terminal is operated by Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal, a subsidiary of Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL). The terminal is supplied by the Victoria and Macknade sugar mills. The Port of Lucinda is serviced by North Queensland Marine Towage Pty Ltd tugs based in Mourilyan, while pilotage is provided by Maritime Safety Queensland.

For more information on the Port of Lucinda, visit the webpage.