Fremantle Harbour

Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and naval visits, and operates 24 hours a day.

Fremantle consiste of the Inner Harbour which is situated on the mouth of the Swan River, the Outer Harbour, 20 km south at Kwinana in Cockburn Sound which handles bulk cargo ports, grain, petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, alumina, mineral sands, fertilisers, sulphur and other bulk commodities and Gage Roads which is the anchorage between Rottnest Island and the mainland. The Inner Harbour includes northern and southern wharves named North Quay and Victoria Quay respectively. All of this area is managed by Fremantle Ports, a government trading enterprise.

Read more about Fremantle Harbour:  History, Victoria Quay, North Quay, Cockburn Sound, Signaling Equipment

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