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Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port [3] 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.
The Fremantle Outer Harbour is the part of Fremantle Harbour located in the Cockburn Sound, at the City of Kwinana, Western Australia. Fremantle Harbour consists of the Inner Harbour, which is situated on the mouth of the Swan River; and the Outer Harbour, which is 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south. It is managed by the Fremantle Port Authority.
Fremantle (/ ˈ f r iː m æ n t əl /) (Nyungar: Walyalup) is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo. [1]
Gage Roads is an outer harbour area of Fremantle Harbour. It is situated in the Indian Ocean offshore from Fremantle , Western Australia , and incorporates a deep water sea channel . [ 1 ] Gage Roads serves both as a shipping lane and as an anchorage for sea traffic heading towards the seaport of Fremantle.
The planning, which commenced in 1957, considered the future needs of the port, so designed a facility capable of processing two ocean liners simultaneously. Hobbs, Winning and Leighton was the architectural firm that designed the building in the post war international style, with AT Brine & Sons and the Fremantle Harbour Trust commencing ...
Fremantle Ports building with harbour control on the top, and statue of C. Y. O'Connor Fremantle Port Authority , also known by its registered business name Fremantle Ports , [ 1 ] is the responsible authority created under the Western Australian Port Authorities Act 1999.
Victoria Quay is a wharf on the south bank of the Swan River mouth in the Western Australian port city of Fremantle. It is separated from the Fremantle CBD by the railway line. Originally named South Quay, it was renamed Victoria Quay on 26 July 1901 in honour of the late Queen Victoria. [4]
City of Fremantle with Challenger Harbour in the foreground and Fishing Boat Harbour behind. The harbour was built in 1919 when a 300-metre breakwater was constructed from Anglesea Point at the southern end of Bathers Beach, to provide an anchorage for fishing vessels. South Jetty was immediately adjacent and included a fish market, which was ...