Port Botany (seaport)
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This article is about the seaport. For the suburb containing the seaport, see Port Botany, New South Wales.
Port Botany is a deepwater seaport located in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia. The port is dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products and, to a lesser extent, bulk liquid imports including petroleum and natural gas. It is one of Australia's largest container ports and is administered by NSW Ports which entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Port Authority of New South Wales in May 2013.[7]
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Port Botany | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 33.970°S 151.215°E / -33.970; 151.215 |
UN/LOCODE | AUPBT[1] |
Details | |
Opened | April 1979[2] |
Owned by | NSW Ports |
No. of berths | 17[3] |
Draft depth | 19.0 m.[3] |
Chairman, NSW Ports | Paul McClintock |
Chief Executive Officer | Marika Calfas[4] |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 1,700 (2015/16)[5] |
Annual container volume | 2.8 million TEUs[6] |
Website www.nswports.com.au |
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