Port of Hobart

The Port of Hobart is situated on the Derwent River, as the 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.

Administration

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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tasports.com.au/about/port_locations.html
  2. ↑ http://www.tasports.com.au/about/index.html
  3. ↑ 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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