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Summary
Max. Size:
Breakbulk:
Displacement 60,000 tonnes, LOA 230 m., beam 32.3 m., depth 12.6 m. (tidal).
Bulk:
70,000 d.w.t., depth 13.0 m. (tidal).
Tankers:
50,000 d.w.t., depth 11.1 m. (tidal).
Fuel:
Available.
Airport:
Mackay Domestic, 9 km. Townsville Intl, 330 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:
Small repairs possible.
Medical:
Facilities available.
Mackay
AUMKY
Also see
General before first Australia port
OVERVIEW:
Coastal port with commercial facilities for petroleum, bulk sugar and grain, molasses,
scrap metal, breakbulk cargo, LPG and chemicals. Mackay region is the largest sugar
producing area in Australia and has one of the world’s largest bulk sugar terminals.
The port of Mackay is Queenland's fourth busiest multi-commodity port in terms of
cargo throughput.
The port includes a 479-berth marina for leisure craft. Growth in the Mackay region
is not only a result of the mining industry boom in the Bowen Basin, but strong growth
in agriculture and tourism.
LOCATION:
East coast of Australia, 3 n.m. north of the mouth of the Pioneer River, 185 n.m.
south of Townsville.
CHARTS:
Digital: AU422149 and AU5250P0.
Paper: BA AUS823 and AUS824.
Publications:
NP15, Australia Pilot Vol 3.
PORT LIMITS:
Line drawn between the following positions:
- 21° 03.80′ S, 149° 15.60′ E (Slade Point)
- 21°…
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