Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Townsville daily activity

Townsville handled an estimated average of 15 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-61.8% year on year), with an average of 1 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Australia · LOCODE AUTSV · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

15 kt

28-day average

23 kt

Vs 28-day average

-35.0%

Year on year (same week)

-61.8%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container52.1 kt9.1 kt
Dry bulk16117 kt269 kt
General cargo6191 t29 kt
Ro-Ro32.4 kt0 t
Tanker13163 kt43 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Brisbane: 2,912 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBrisbaneMackay: 1,843 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMackayGladstone: 1,786 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGladstoneUlsan: 1,615 t/day estimated with TownsvilleUlsanPort Moresby: 1,228 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort MoresbyGwangyang (Kwangyang): 1,062 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGwangyang (Kwangyang)Cairns: 992 t/day estimated with TownsvilleCairnsFangcheng: 937 t/day estimated with TownsvilleFangchengSingapore: 792 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSingaporeChiba: 746 t/day estimated with TownsvilleChibaNewcastle: 721 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNewcastleHobart: 683 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHobartShanghai: 646 t/day estimated with TownsvilleShanghaiNew Orleans: 543 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNew OrleansKaohsiung: 511 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKaohsiungIncheon: 498 t/day estimated with TownsvilleIncheonVancouver: 427 t/day estimated with TownsvilleVancouverLianyungang: 399 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLianyungangGeelong: 361 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGeelongMelbourne: 348 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMelbourneDaesan: 324 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDaesanYokohama: 318 t/day estimated with TownsvilleYokohamaPengerang: 266 t/day estimated with TownsvillePengerangBanten: 263 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBantenPort Klang: 259 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort KlangPanjang: 253 t/day estimated with TownsvillePanjangCai Mep: 230 t/day estimated with TownsvilleCai MepPyeongtaek: 222 t/day estimated with TownsvillePyeongtaekTauranga: 220 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTaurangaTianjin Xin Gang: 207 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTianjin Xin GangHimeji: 205 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHimejiLae: 203 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLaePort Botany: 202 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort BotanyDarwin: 202 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDarwinMailiao: 198 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMailiaoTanjung Pelepas: 198 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTanjung PelepasMejillones: 193 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMejillonesTanjung Priok: 193 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTanjung PriokWakayama-Shimotsu: 187 t/day estimated with TownsvilleWakayama-ShimotsuQinzhou: 175 t/day estimated with TownsvilleQinzhouDoha-Umm Said: 175 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDoha-Umm SaidHong Kong: 172 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHong KongJinzhou: 167 t/day estimated with TownsvilleJinzhouAviles: 162 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAvilesOsaka: 158 t/day estimated with TownsvilleOsakaManila: 144 t/day estimated with TownsvilleManilaPort Kembla: 138 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort KemblaKobe: 136 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKobeKarachi: 136 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKarachiKashima-Ibaraki: 134 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKashima-IbarakiIsabel: 133 t/day estimated with TownsvilleIsabelBatangas City: 128 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBatangas CityJohor: 118 t/day estimated with TownsvilleJohorGresik: 118 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGresikHai Phong: 116 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHai PhongMuara: 114 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMuaraKandla: 111 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKandlaVisakhapatnam: 106 t/day estimated with TownsvilleVisakhapatnamNordenham: 103 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNordenhamNingbo: 97 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNingboMizushima: 95 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 94 t/day estimated with TownsvillePortland, OR: 93 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHannan: 93 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBluff Harbor: 92 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKinuura: 91 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTanjung Sekong: 90 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDonghae: 89 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNew Plymouth: 89 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLaem Chabang: 88 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSuzhou (Taicang): 86 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTangshan (Jingtang): 81 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort Adelaide: 80 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLos Angeles-Long Beach: 78 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTaichung: 77 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMarsden Point: 75 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKeelung: 74 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSeattle: 72 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGwadar: 72 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAntwerp: 71 t/day estimated with TownsvilleOnahama: 71 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBurnie: 70 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBontang LNG Terminal: 70 t/day estimated with TownsvilleZhoushan: 69 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRizhao: 69 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGuangzhou (Nansha): 68 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGuangxi Beibu Gulf Port: 67 t/day estimated with TownsvilleXiuyu: 67 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHakata: 64 t/day estimated with TownsvilleXiamen: 63 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSzczecin: 63 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGeraldton: 62 t/day estimated with TownsvilleShougang Jingtang: 61 t/day estimated with TownsvilleFremantle: 61 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSurabaya: 60 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSydney: 59 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHuanghua: 58 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSubic Bay: 57 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHachinohe: 55 t/day estimated with TownsvilleChittagong: 53 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMakassar: 45 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLyttelton: 43 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBayuquan: 42 t/day estimated with TownsvilleCape Town: 42 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKawasaki: 42 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNapier: 39 t/day estimated with TownsvillePelabuhan Sungai Udang: 39 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMourilyan: 38 t/day estimated with TownsvilleGravesend: 38 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBintulu: 36 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBusan: 36 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMalau: 35 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMundra: 35 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNagoya: 34 t/day estimated with TownsvilleWhyalla: 33 t/day estimated with TownsvilleQingdao Port: 33 t/day estimated with TownsvilleYantai: 33 t/day estimated with TownsvilleQiwei: 32 t/day estimated with TownsvilleStockton: 32 t/day estimated with TownsvilleJubail: 32 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLanqiao Port: 30 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTopolobampo: 28 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSaganoseki: 28 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNiihama: 28 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTeluk Bayur: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNoumea: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTimaru: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNanjing: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSavannah: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleCaleta Patillos: 27 t/day estimated with TownsvilleIwakuni: 26 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDevonport: 26 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 25 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKakinada: 24 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTaboguilla: 24 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRio Grande: 24 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNantong: 24 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSaigon: 24 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBell Bay: 23 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLongview: 23 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAkita: 23 t/day estimated with TownsvilleZhanjiang: 22 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSemarang: 22 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDalian: 22 t/day estimated with TownsvilleCoronel: 22 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRotterdam: 22 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRio De Janeiro: 20 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKikuma: 20 t/day estimated with TownsvilleYangpu: 20 t/day estimated with TownsvilleNelson: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleWestern Port: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMilner Bay: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAuckland: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleQushan Island: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDubai: 19 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRayong: 18 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTomakomai: 18 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBahia De Valparaiso: 18 t/day estimated with TownsvilleParadip: 17 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDampier: 17 t/day estimated with TownsvilleRas Al-Khair: 17 t/day estimated with TownsvilleManzanillo: 17 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSaint Petersburg: 17 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLuganville: 16 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort Elizabeth: 16 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSitrah: 16 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKuantan: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleFreeport: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleOran: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleKingston: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDongjiakou: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBeihai: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSharjah: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAntofagasta: 15 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHouston (US-TX): 15 t/day estimated with TownsvillePunta Lobitos: 14 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLiepaja: 14 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDongguan: 14 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHitachi: 14 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 14 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLondon: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleUst-Luga: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSakai-Semboku: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTokuyama: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDumai: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleLisboa: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBelawan: 13 t/day estimated with TownsvilleEsperance: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleHososhima: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleFushiki-Toyama: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleAbbot Point: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleFerrol: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleSusaki: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleXiagong: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleBangkok: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvilleMasao: 12 t/day estimated with TownsvillePort Pirie: 11 t/day estimated with TownsvilleDahej: 11 t/day estimated with TownsvilleVostochnyy: 11 t/day estimated with TownsvilleTownsville
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Full footprint: all 272 connections of Townsville aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.GladstoneAustralia3.9 days between calls
  2. 2.Gwangyang (Kwangyang)Korea14.5 days between calls
  3. 3.Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea2.3 days between calls
  4. 4.BrisbaneAustralia4.1 days between calls
  5. 5.SingaporeSingapore12.6 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.BrisbaneAustralia3.7 days between calls
  2. 2.MackayAustralia2.0 days between calls
  3. 3.UlsanKorea18.7 days between calls
  4. 4.FangchengChina18.6 days between calls
  5. 5.CairnsAustralia1.0 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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