Port of Hobart
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 |
The Port of Hobart (known also as Hobart Marine Board) is situated on the Derwent River, as the port of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
History[edit]
The historic part of the port was founded and developed in Sullivans Cove.
Docks[edit]
Constitution Dock and Victoria Dock.
Tug Boats[edit]
Administration[edit]
It is one of 12 ports administered by the state government authority Tasports, otherwise known as the Tasmanian Ports Corporation[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, Port of Devonport Corporation Pty Ltd and Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd – on 1 January 2006.[2]
The earlier name of the authority was the Marine Board of Hobart[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tasports: About > Port Locations". www.tasports.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Tasports: About > Overview". www.tasports.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006.
- ^ 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