Cairns Seaport is the most northerly seaport on the east coast of Australia, and is home to a large and diverse marine sector, from fishing fleet to reef fleet; from small craft to superyachts; from cargo vessels to cruise liners – all have a place in Cairns Seaport. And with such a vibrant maritime industry, Cairns offers a host of servicing and supply businesses that support them with shipbuilding, maintenance and training skills and expertise.

Quick Stats

• With a turnover of $670 million, more than 4,500 people are employed in the region’s maritime sector, including 1,300 in the shipbuilding, repair and service sectors.
• Outside of Sydney, Cairns is the most visited port for major cruise ships. It is the major marine training location for Queensland TAFE and the Great Barrier Reef International Marine College, has two commercial fishing bases, a naval base, a thriving super yacht industry and the largest concentration of dive tourism industry in the country
• There are 1,115 registered commercial vessels in Cairns
• There are over 300 commercial passenger vessels registered in Cairns, making it the biggest in the State
• Cairns is home for one of the largest fishing fleets in Australia, with almost 400 fishing vessels

What Cairns Has To Offer

The Cairns Region has significant ability in maritime servicing at three major slipways, all with considerable experience, capacity and a reputation for quality service.

Each slipway has differing capacities and niche qualities, and all offer a quality product. They have the ability to provide maintenance on a wide variety of vessel types with slipway capacity up to 100 meters and 3000 tonnes, and haul-out facilities and floating docks up to 350 tonnes. Other services include dry docks, undercover warehouse storage, engineering and cleaning, painting and abrasive blasting.

Through the combination of these three company’s capacities almost all of the maritime servicing is available in one central location, catering for everything from trawlers, cargo vessels through to super yachts. Their close proximity and willingness to work together offers customer greater flexibility and opportunity.

A dedicated Super Yacht cluster helps cater to a growing demand for associated services, with Cairns attracting a super yacht market that demands exacting services in an industry worth $50 million to the region. Well over 100 businesses operate in the marine servicing sector, from shipping agents to naval architects to cater to such demand.

Cairns trading port handles cruise ships, bulk fuel, fertiliser and sugar carriers, coastal shipping, mother ships, and project specific cargo/container carriers.

In Conclusion:

The mix of operators in the Cairns region offers a comprehensive range of quality ship and boat repairs. The purpose of this document is to showcase that marine servicing capacity in one attractive location.