Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited, trading as Ports North, is a company Queensland Government Owned Corporation responsible for the development and management of the declared Ports of Cairns, Cape Flattery, Karumba, Mourilyan, Skardon River, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island, Burketown and Cooktown.

Ports North's operations and facilities are vital to the economic development of the regional centres they service and the State's tourism and export performance.

Our ports handle bulk shipments of sugar, molasses, silica sand, zinc, fuel, fertiliser, log product, livestock, project cargo and general cargo.

Ports North also has extensive marina and tourism facilities, particularly in Cairns.

Ports North has a range of strategic land holdings, including approximately 207 hectares of freehold and 807 hectares of leasehold Strategic Port Land and properties across its ports.

The shareholding Ministers are the Honourable Cameron Dick, Treasurer, Minister for Investment; and the Honourable Mark Bailey, Minister for Transport and Main Roads.

Freight

Marine

Shipping

Ports North

Richard Stevenson

Macdonnells Law

Kylee Miller

Karen Schofield

Christopher Tabe Gaicd

Shane Vedamuttu

Paul Doyle

Kevin Malone

Jason Ledbury

Chris Tabe

Russell Beer

Michael Clifford

Julia Leu

Donna - Maree O'connor

The General Management team at Ports North oversees the crucial functions of the organization's operations, finance, infrastructure, technology, commercial activities, strategy, and external relations. This team ensures the seamless management and development of Ports North’s ports and strategic land holdings, aligning operational activities with the company’s goals of fostering regional economic development, enhancing tourism, and supporting export performance.

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