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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Changes to Port Access Cards
Please be advised that Port of Townsville is making changes to the application process for Port Access Cards. Click here to learn more.
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.
Our Latest News
View All NewsQuayside Terminal Transformation
Townsville’s dedicated cruise terminal will undergo a major transformation as the city prepares to welcome larger passenger vessels for our 2024/25 cruise season. Local businesses are encouraged to tender for the suite of works at Port of Townsville’s Quayside Terminal which will take pl
14th March 2024Green methanol agreement could see Townsville join global green shipping network
Townsville stands to become a global leader in the production, export and supply of green methanol, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ABEL Energy and Port of Townsville. The MoU underpins ABEL Energy’s plans to produce and export green methanol from a new $1.
4th March 2024Bumper cruise week to pour almost $1 million into Townsville business
Townsville’s cruise industry will notch up another major achievement this week, welcoming a record four cruise ships in eight days. The bumper week at the Port of Townsville will see more than 4,000 visiting passengers and crew directly inject $932,000 into local businesses during their days a