Shipping Australia State Secretary Geoff Dalgliesh writes that the latter part of 2021 has been a lot more “upbeat” than at the start with Port of Brisbane indicating container volumes are on the rebound.
Full imports up 7% and exports up 20%, along with motor vehicles up 13%. Bulk materials headed by cement products up 13%. This is on the back of a wetter year in Queensland, resulting in good returns for agricultural crops and at some appealing commodity prices.
There has been big changes at Brisbane with the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Brisbane, Roy Cummins, leaving the port in 2021, and there has been a big change with the appointment of a new pilotage company, Poseidon Sea Pilots. Meanwhile, further north, the Port of Townsville is reported to have made very good progress on widening its shipping channel.
Find out more about the year just gone in Queensland! This article is part of this year’s Shipping Australia Annual Review of 2021!
