Delivering Sustainable Prosperity
CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Roadworks are underway on Archer Street in South Townsville to repair a sinkhole. Two-way traffic remains open with detours in place. All city-bound traffic travelling from the Port Access Road will be diverted through a spare allotment at the corner of Benwell Road and Archer Street via a temporary road.
CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Roadworks are underway on Archer Street in South Townsville to repair a sinkhole. Two-way traffic remains open with detours in place. All city-bound traffic travelling from the Port Access Road will be diverted through a spare allotment at the corner of Benwell Road and Archer Street via a temporary road.
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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