Statistical reports providing information on Australian sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet.

For additional freight related information select the relevant publication below. 

This is the latest in a series of Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) reports that provide information on Australian sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences, and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet. This report contains statistics on maritime freight and shipping activities in Australia from 2009–10 to 2018–19.

Import and export data up to 2020 has been made available through a visualisation on the National Freight Data Hub prototype website.

This is the latest in a series of Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports that provide information on Australian sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences, and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet. This report contains statistics on maritime freight and shipping activities in Australia from 2005–06 to 2011–12.

The report provides a profile of Australia's principal bulk ports and the logistics chain that delivers commodities through those ports. Efficient logistics are essential for these volumes, requiring substantial investment as well as good co-ordination of the different links in the logistics chain. These factors have been especially important in the last decade, with tonnage rising by over 75 per cent. The report illustrates the tasks performed at each port using the broad range of data and indicators that are published by port authorities and bulk terminal operators.

• Australia's Bulk Ports
  
  report_135.pdf
  (10.66 MB)

Paper given to the 32nd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2009, Auckland.Authors: Godfrey Lubulwa, Rob Bolin and Anatoli Lightfoot.

• Australian Sea Port Activity to 2029–30
  
  sp_003_Lubulwa_Bolin_Lightfoot.pdf
  (1.04 MB)

BITRE undertook this study at the request of the Australian Maritime Group (AMG) a senior officer advisory committee with representatives from state governments and the Commonwealth Government. The aim of the study is to provide a better understanding of the productivity and competitiveness of Australia's container ports.

The Australian Sea Freight series presents statistics on the movement of Australian freight by sea, as well as information on port activity, fleet structure, and use of coastal permits. This edition focuses on sea freight activity around Australia during 2008–09.