Seaport · Australia

CairnsAUCNS

-16.9167°, 145.7833°
7.9 m
Channel depth
6.6
Port liner connectivity
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Channel & Berth Profile

SEA LEVEL (CD)CHANNEL BEDChannel · 7.9 mCargo pier · 9.4 mOil terminal · 9.4 mAnchorage · 11.0 m
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Pilotage, Tugs & Services

Pilotage compulsoryYES
Pilotage availableYES
Pilotage advisableYES
Tug assistanceYES
Salvage tugsNO
Shore powerYES
Potable waterYES
MedicalYES
Garbage disposalYES
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Facilities & Capabilities

ContainerYES
Ro-RoYES
Liquid bulkYES
Dry bulkYES
Oil terminal—
Break bulkYES
Dry dockNO
RepairsNO
BunkeringYES
Rail linkYES
Dangerous cargo—
ISPS security—
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Harbour Specifications

Harbour size
Small
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Harbour type
River (Natural)
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Shelter
Good
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Water body
Coral Sea; South Pacific Ocean
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Tidal range
2 m
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Overhead limit
Yes
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Pilotage
Yes
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Liner Connectivity

6.6
PLSCI

Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index for Cairns, as published by UNCTAD for the latest available quarter. Higher values indicate stronger scheduled liner-shipping integration.

Shown relative to the highest per-port PLSCI in the dataset (1,657.9).

UNCTAD · Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

Location

Location of AUCNS
Natural Earth 10m (public domain) · Queensland · AUCNS · -16.92, 145.78Google ↗OSM ↗Yandex ↗

Nearby Logistics Neighbours

Ports
  1. 1Mourilyan Harbour85 km
  2. 2Lucinda187 km
  3. 3Cape Flattery Harbor224 km
  4. 4Townsville283 km
  5. 5Karumba530 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Cities
  1. 1Woree5 km
  2. 2Atherton52 km
  3. 3Hillcrest54 km
  4. 4Hinchinbrook Island172 km
  5. 5Garbutt281 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Airports
  1. 1Cairns International Airport6 km
  2. 2Mareeba Airport42 km
  3. 3Cooktown Airport176 km
  4. 4Palm Island Airport221 km
  5. 5Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville280 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Trade Zones
  1. 1Paga Hill Estate Special Economic Zone840 km
  2. 2Ihu Special Economic Zone1004 km
  3. 3Morobe Agricultural Special Economic Zone1141 km
  4. 4Nadzab (Momase) Special Economic Zone1153 km
  5. 5Ledger Atlas Special Economic Zone1169 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)↗
Logistics performanceUNCTAD
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AirportsOurAirports
Public domain↗
LocationsUN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE — free↗
Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ database
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade ZonesOpen Zone Map
CC BY↗
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