Port of Geelong

The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The port is the sixth-largest in Australia by tonnage.

Geelong Port
The Bulk Grain Pier and grain elevator at North Geelong
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Location
CountryAustralia
LocationGeelong
Coordinates38°7′S 144°23′E
UN/LOCODEAUGEX
Details
Owned byStonepeak
Spirit Super
Type of harbourArtificial
No. of berths15
Draft depth11.9 m.
CEOBrett Winter
Statistics
Website
www.geelongport.com.au

Major commodities handled by the port include crude oil and petroleum products, export grain and woodchips, alumina imports, and fertiliser. Major port industries include Graincorp's grain elevator and Viva Energy's Geelong Oil Refinery.

The Port of Geelong handled $5.6 billion worth of bulk cargo in 2004–05, made up of 12 million tonnes of cargo from 543 ship visits.

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