The Port of Hobart (also known as the Hobart Marine Board) is situated on the Derwent River, and serves as the main port of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
| Port of Hobart | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Location | Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 42°52′59.99″S 147°22′0.01″E / 42.8833306°S 147.3666694°E |
History
editThe historic part of the port was founded and developed in Sullivans Cove.
Docks
editTug Boats
editAdministration
editIt is one of 12 ports administered by state government authority TasPorts.[1]
The port authority was created by the amalgamation of the state's four port companies – Hobart Ports Corporation Pty Ltd, Port of Launceston Pty Ltd,[2] Port of Devonport Corporation Pty Ltd[3] and Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd[4] – on 1 January 2006.[5]
The earlier name of the authority was the Marine Board of Hobart[6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Tasports: About > Port Locations". TasPorts. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
- ^ Port of Launceston Pty Ltd TA1696 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
- ^ Port of Devonport Corporation Pty Ltd TA1697 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
- ^ Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd TA1701 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
- ^ "Tasports: About > Overview". www.tasports.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006.
- ^ "MARINE BOARD OF HOBART". The Mercury. Vol. LVIII, no. 6, 809. Tasmania, Australia. 19 December 1891. p. 1 (The Mercury Supplement). Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Marine Board of Hobart (Tas.) (1928), The Port of Hobart, Tasmania : a description of the port and its approaches, Marine Board of Hobart, retrieved 11 July 2015
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