OVERVIEW
Situated about 100 kilometres north of Townsville, the Port of Lucinda is dedicated to the export of raw sugar from the Ingham sugar-growing district. It comprises on-shore sugar handling and storage facilities, and a single trestle jetty and conveyor running out to an off-shore berth and shiploader.
The jetty is one of the longest of its type in the world, extending for 5.6 kilometres and dipping 1.2 metres over its length as it follows the curvature of the earth. Sugar takes 22 minutes to travel along the conveyor from the on-shore storage sheds to the shiploader.
The port terminal is operated by Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal, a subsidiary of Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL). The terminal is supplied by the Victoria and Macknade sugar mills. The Port of Lucinda is serviced by North Queensland Marine Towage Pty Ltd tugs based in Mourilyan, while pilotage is provided by Maritime Safety Queensland.
PORT SECURITY
The Port of Lucinda is currently at Security Level 1. For more information on security requirements at Lucinda, click on the following link SECURITY INFORMATION.
TRADE
The port handled 20 ships in 2006–07 with sugar exports of 599,797 tonnes. The figure was down slightly on the previous year. A total of 3,107 tonnes of general cargo was also handled during the year.
MONTHLY ACTUAL THROUGHPUT
| |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
| JUL |
61,500 |
45,379 |
82,515 |
| AUG |
83,386 |
75,563 |
51,100 |
| SEP |
140,750 |
44,000 |
64,262 |
| OCT |
77,520 |
101,214 |
108,454 |
| NOV |
109,024 |
76,197 |
59,310 |
| DEC |
164 |
83,201 |
|
| JAN |
0 |
77,918 |
50,394 |
| FEB |
407 |
34,242 |
357 |
| MAR |
35,112 |
40,262 |
321 |
| APR |
108,649 |
370 |
480 |
| MAY |
61,838 |
35,750 |
35,000 |
| JUN |
142 |
258 |
123,304 |
| TOTAL
| 678,492 |
614,354 |
575,497 |
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