Weipa
AUWEI
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General before first Australia port
OVERVIEW:
The main activity of the port is the export of bauxite from the Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA)
mine. The port also handles cargoes in support of operations including fuel oil and
breakbulk cargo. Cargo is handled at Lorim Point East Wharf, Lorim Point West Wharf,
Evans Landing Wharf and Humbug Point Wharf. Port facilities are managed by Rio Tinto
with North Queensland Bulk Ports acting as Port Authority. Ports North provides pilotage
services at the port of Weipa.
LOCATION:
On Albatross Bay, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria, 640 km. NW of Cairns
and 1,180 km. east of Darwin.
CHARTS:
Digital: AU413141, AU413141, AU413142, AU5004P1 and AU5004P1.
Publications:
NP13, Australia Pilot Vol 1.
PORT LIMITS:
Seaward limits are defined by a line connecting the following points:
- 12° 33.80′ S, 141° 35.53′ E, Jantz Point
- 12° 54.55′ S, 141° 38.17′…
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