Southern Ports provides essential services and infrastructure that underpin Western Australia’s economic growth and prosperity through the management of three southern regional ports at Albany, Bunbury and Esperance. As a gateway for trade and tourism, its ports collectively handle more than 37 million tonnes of cargo a year across bulk commodities and containers, while also welcoming cruise ships and specialty vessels. A diverse throughput of more than 16 commodities is traded through its ports annually. It also operates two of the three largest lithium export ports in the world.
ACTIVITIES
- Bulk exports:
- Alumina
- Grain
- Iron ore
- Spodumene
- Woodchips
- Mineral sands
- Silica sand
- Copper concentrate
- Nickel
- Bulk imports:
- Caustic soda
- Fuel
- Fertiliser
- Coal
- Sulphur
- Mineral
- sands
- Break bulk
- Containers
- Stevedoring (Esperance only)
- Cruise ships