Formerly known as the Cairns Port Authority, the corporation was responsible for the operation of the Cairns International Airport until the sale of the airport in December 2008 to a private consortium. The former authority was responsible for the Cairns Seaport and in 2009 became responsible for the regional ports of Mourilyan, Cooktown, Cape Flattery, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island, Skardon River, Karumba and Burketown.
The Cairns Seaport is located on Trinity Inlet. It handles cargo and passenger vessels. Passenger vessels berth at Trinity Wharf at the northern end of the port. The port is an important contributor to the city’s tourism economy. 202 international and domestic cruise ships visited in 2004/05 financial year making it the nation’s busiest cruise ship destination.
The Cairns Marlin Marina is located at the entrance to Trinity Inlet near 'The Pier' Shopping Centre. It contains 264 berths and can accommodate vessels up to 130 metres in length. Many private yachts and catamarans are based at the marina, as well as a significant number of commercial tourism operators who provide tours to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Cityport is an urban renewal development occurring at the southern end of the Cairns CBD adjacent to the seaport and centred on Trinity Wharf.
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ports, north, trading, name, north, queensland, ports, corporation, limited, queensland, government, statutory, corporation, that, responsible, cairns, marlin, marina, cairns, cityport, project, ports, cairns, cape, flattery, karumba, mourilyan, skardon, river. Ports North the trading name of the Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited is a Queensland Government statutory corporation that is responsible for the Cairns Marlin Marina and the Cairns Cityport project and the ports in Cairns Cape Flattery Karumba Mourilyan Skardon River Quintell Beach Thursday Island Burketown and Cooktown in Queensland Australia 2 Since 2023 the shareholding Ministers are the Deputy Premier Treasurer and Minister for Transport and Main Roads 2 Ports NorthStatutory corporation overviewPreceding Statutory corporationCairns Port AuthorityJurisdictionThe State of QueenslandHeadquartersCairns Queensland16 55 36 S 145 46 42 E 16 9265844 S 145 7784339 E 16 9265844 145 7784339 1 Parent Statutory corporationFar North Queensland Ports Corporation LimitedWebsitewww wbr portsnorth wbr com wbr auFormerly known as the Cairns Port Authority the corporation was responsible for the operation of the Cairns International Airport until the sale of the airport in December 2008 to a private consortium The former authority was responsible for the Cairns Seaport and in 2009 became responsible for the regional ports of Mourilyan Cooktown Cape Flattery Quintell Beach Thursday Island Skardon River Karumba and Burketown Contents 1 Cairns Seaport 2 Cairns Marlin Marina 3 Cityport 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksCairns Seaport editThe Cairns Seaport is located on Trinity Inlet It handles cargo and passenger vessels Passenger vessels berth at Trinity Wharf at the northern end of the port The port is an important contributor to the city s tourism economy 202 international and domestic cruise ships visited in 2004 05 financial year making it the nation s busiest cruise ship destination The southern end of the port the main cargo area handles 1 16 million tonnes of cargo yearly Bulk cargoes include sugar and molasses exports and fertiliser petroleum and LPG imports The port plays an important role in providing supplies to coastal communities on the Cape York Peninsula Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria Cairns Marlin Marina editThe Cairns Marlin Marina is located at the entrance to Trinity Inlet near The Pier Shopping Centre It contains 264 berths and can accommodate vessels up to 130 metres in length Many private yachts and catamarans are based at the marina as well as a significant number of commercial tourism operators who provide tours to the Great Barrier Reef Cityport editCityport is an urban renewal development occurring at the southern end of the Cairns CBD adjacent to the seaport and centred on Trinity Wharf See also edit nbsp Queensland portal nbsp Government portal List of Queensland government agenciesNotes edit Google 25 March 2020 Ports North Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 25 March 2020 a b About Us Ports North Retrieved 25 March 2020 References edit CPA website Seaport Overview CPA website Marlin Marina Overview External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ports North amp oldid 1192721867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
