Port of Geelong

at Corio Quay Road. North Geelong VIC, Geelong , 3214 Australia

1. Port
2. Business
3. Business Service
4. Arts & Entertainment

Description

The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The port is the sixth-largest in Australia by tonnage.Major commodities handled by the port include crude oil and petroleum products, export grain and woodchips, alumina imports, and fertiliser. Major port industries include Alcoa's Point Henry smelter, AWB Limited's grain elevator, and the Viva Energy oil refinery at Corio.The Port of Geelong handled $5.6 billion worth of bulk cargo in 2004–05, made up of 12 million tonnes of cargo from 543 ship visits.HistoryBefore the initial settlement of Geelong, a sandbar across the bay from Point Lillias to Point Henry only allowed small ships to enter the inner harbour. Larger ships were required to drop anchor in the bay, and their cargo was brought into Geelong on lighters. At times it was possible to walk across the bay on the sandbar at low tide.

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Summary

Port of Geelong is Geelong based place and this enity listed in Business category. Located at Corio Quay Road. North Geelong VIC VIC 3214. Contact phone number of Port of Geelong: 03 52470200