Port of Hobart

Port of Hobart
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Location
Location	Tasmania
Coordinates	42°52′59.99″S 147°22′0.01″E

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.

History

The historic part of the port was founded and developed in Sullivans Cove.

Docks

Constitution Dock and Victoria Dock.

Tug Boats

List of Hobart Tug Boats

Administration

It 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

• List of ports in Australia

References

1. "Tasports: About > Port Locations". TasPorts. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
2. Port of Launceston Pty Ltd TA1696 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
3. Port of Devonport Corporation Pty Ltd TA1697 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
4. Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd TA1701 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1997, retrieved 25 October 2024
5. "Tasports: About > Overview". www.tasports.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006.
6. "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.
7. 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