Thursday Island Port Procedures and Information for Shipping

The port of Thursday Island is a community port located in a natural harbour in the Torres Strait in the northern-most part of Australia. Wharf facilities are managed by Far North Queensland Ports Corporation (trading as Ports North) and have been established on both Thursday Island and the neighbouring Horn Island where the airport is located.
The port is mainly used by general cargo trading ships which supply goods to the local people, for transhipments to the outer surrounding islands, tourist and passenger vessels and fishermen. It is a designated port of entry for customs and quarantine clearance, so Thursday Island serves as a base for a number of government agencies.
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Contact information
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Regional Harbour Master (Cairns)
Phone: +61 7 4052 7400z
Fax: +61 7 4052 7427w
Email: [email protected] -
Cairns VTS centre
Phone: +61 7 4052 7470z
Fax: +61 7 4052 7460w
Email: [email protected] -
Ports North (Cairns)
Phone: +61 7 4052 3888z
Fax: +617 4052 3853w - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Home Affairs (Customs)
- Bureau of Meteorology
zLocal call – higher rates may apply outside local area or from mobile phones.
wLocal call – higher rates may apply outside local area.