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Cairns

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Cairns (AUCNS) is a sea port in Australia. What follows is what an exporter checks before booking: how the port handles cargo, what it requires on arrival, and who works there.

16.9167° S, 145.7833° E Open in OpenStreetMap

Agri-food handling

Quarantine and pratique
Yes
Container handling
Yes
Ro-ro handling
No

Port facts

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
8.3 m
Cargo pier depth
10.5 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Maximum vessel length
294 m
Maximum vessel beam
32.3 m
Maximum vessel draft
10.1 m
Pilotage
Compulsory
Tugs
Yes
Cranes
fixed, mobile
Repairs
Moderate
Dry dock
Small
Rail connection
Yes
Supplies
provisions, potable water, fuel oil

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150). A row is absent where the dataset records nothing for this port.