About Us

The port of Mackay:

  • operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
  • typically handles some 150 major vessels per annum dependent upon seasonally affected agricultural production outcomes
  • is Queensland's fourth busiest multi-commodity port in terms of cargo throughput
  • in 2007/08 generated seaport operating revenue of over $14.1 million

Berth Number 1

Maximum Ship Length 210m LOA
Dredged Dimensions:
  • 210m long
  • 10.6m deep below LWD
  • 33m wide
Wharf Face:
  • 123m long
  • 18.3m apron width
  • 9.1m height above low water
Cargoes Handled:
  • Petroleum by 200mm pipeline at up to 350tph
    - storage 52,000t
  • Bulk molasses and Sugar Cane invert by 450mm pipeline at upto 900tph
  • Tallow by 150mm pipeline at upto 250tph
    - storage 600t
  • Ethanol by 200mm pipeline at up to 200tph
    - storage 13,500t
  • Bunkers - Gas Oil by 200mm pipeline at up to 300tph
  • General Cargo
Facilities:
  • Water
  • Power (240v & 415v)

Berth Number 3

Wharf Face
  • 200m long
  • 12.8m depth below LWD
  • 35.0m wide
  • 13.0m apron width
  • 8.7m height above low water
Cargoes Handled: Bulk raw sugar at up to 2000tph
Facilities:
  • Water
  • Power (240v & 415v)
  • Sugar, Mobile Gantry Loader

Berth Number 4

Dredged Dimensions:
  • 200m long
  • 10.6m depth below LWD
  • 35.0m wide
Wharf Head:
  • 155m long
  • 18.3m apron width
  • 8.5m height above low water
Cargoes Handled:
  • Bulk refined sugar at up to 500tph
  • Liquid chemicals by 200mm pipeline at up to 250tph
  • General cargo
Facilities:
  • Refined Sugar fixed shiploader
  • Water
  • Power (240v & 415v)

Berth Number 5

Dredged Dimensions:
  • 270m long
  • 12.0m deep below LWD
  • 40.0m wide
Wharf Head:
  • 165m long
  • 20.0m
  • 9.5m height above low water
Cargoes Handled:
  • Bulk Fertiliser
  • Iron Concentrates
  • Bulk Grain at up to 1000tph
  • Break bulk cargoes up to 800tph
Facilities:
  • Grain: mobile gantry loader
  • Mobile Hopper
  • Crane Grabs
  • Water
  • Power (240v & 415v)