Fremantle Harbour

Fremantle Harbour
Fremantle Port on the left
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Fremantle Harbour
Location in Australia
Location
CountryAustralia
LocationFremantle, Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates32°03′S 115°44′E / 32.050°S 115.733°E / -32.050; 115.733
UN/LOCODEAUFRE
Details
No. of berths12
Draft depth14.5 m
Statistics
Website
www.fremantleports.com.au

Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and naval visits, and operates 24 hours a day. It is located adjacent to the city of Fremantle, in the Perth metropolitan region.

Fremantle Harbour consists of the Inner Harbour, which is situated on the mouth of the Swan River; the Outer Harbour, which is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south at Kwinana in Cockburn Sound and handles bulk cargo ports, grain, petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, alumina, mineral sands, fertilisers, sulphur and other bulk commodities; and Gage Roads, which is the anchorage between Rottnest Island and the mainland. The Inner Harbour includes northern and southern wharves named North Quay and Victoria Quay respectively. All of this area is managed by the Fremantle Port Authority, a government trading enterprise, under the registered business name Fremantle Ports.

The Inner Harbour is to be phased out and all shipping operations to be moved to the Outer Harbour, with the current Inner Harbour to be redeveloped, as shown in the Future of Fremantle Place and Economic Vision.