Port of Brisbane

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Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River including Fisherman's Island at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's fastest growing container port. It includes the main shipping channel across the Moreton Bay which extends 90 km north to Caloundra and is dredged to maintain a depth 14 metres at the lowest tide.

The port is managed by the Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) and facilitates more than 2000 ships each year. The Port of Brisbane has 9 deep-water container berths and three deep-water bulk berths as well as 17 bulk and general cargo berths. In total the port transports more than 25 million tonnes of cargo each year.

The port accommodates a visitors centre and in 2005 a shorebird roost was constructed. The bird roost is the largest site built specifically for migratory shorebirds on the east coast of Australia.

In 1980 a narrow (1067mm) railway line was opened between the port an a junction near Lindum on the Cleveland line. This was converted to dual 1435/1067 mm gauge in about 1995 under the Keating Government's One Nation program.

The Port of Brisbane is currently under a large upgrade and extension spending AUS $50 million on infrastructure and a further AUS $50 million on equipment including 14 new automated straddle carriers.