Sea
Sea Transport is critical to Australia as an island nation. It links our products to overseas markets and allows us access to goods produced elsewhere. In fact, 99% of Australia’s international exports and imports travel via sea.
With a strong mining sector in Western Australia, it is not surprising that the state’s top sea exports are minerals (particularly iron ore) by both volume and value. Other significant exports include mineral fuels, grains, petrochemical products, wood and animals/animal products including meat. Western Australia’s largest sea import by both volume and value is building materials. Other top imports follow nation-wide trends being consumer in nature.
The importance of sea transport to Australia is being recognised through major port infrastructure upgrades across the country. This includes channel deepening in Adelaide and Melbourne, and the building of a new container terminal in Sydney.
General Info
- Western Australian Sea freight and ports information and services
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/19119.asp - Western Australian Marine Information
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/15830.asp - Western Australian Commercial Vessel Safety
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/19077.asp - Western Australian Metro Freight Network
www.transport.wa.gov.au/freight/19738.asp - Albany Port Authority
http://www.albanyport.com.au/ - Bunbury Port Authority
http://www.byport.com.au/ - Broome Port Authority
http://broomeport.wa.gov.au/ - Dampier Port Authority
http://www.dpa.wa.gov.au/ - Esperance Port Authority
http://www.esperanceport.com.au/ - Fremantle Ports
http://www.fremantleports.com.au/ - Geraldton Port Authority
http://www.gpa.wa.gov.au/default.aspx?documentid=2 - Port Hedland Port Authority
http://www.phpa.wa.gov.au/
Publications& Reports
- Western Australian Ports Handbook 2010
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/WA_Ports_Handbook.pdf - WA Ports Review 2011 Issues Paper
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/mar_PortsReview2011_IssuesPaper.pdf - WA Ports Review 2011 Terms of Reference
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/mar_PortsReview2011TOR.pdf - Report to the Western Australian Parliament on the Operation and Effectiveness of the Port Authorities Act 1999
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/Marine_final_report_port_authority_act.pdf - Council of Australian Governments Review of Western Australian Ports
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/mar_COAG_final_jan09.pdf
Safety
- Marine safety, marine environment protection and coastal facilities
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/15830.asp - Western Australian Commercial vessel safety
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/19077.asp
Associations
- Freight and Logistics Council of WA
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/freight/19913.asp - Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA) Western Australia
http://www.amsa.asn.au/state/wa/index.php
