Port of Brisbane

🇦🇺 Australia

Oceania · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
AUBNE
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Oceania
Latitude
-27.3800° S
Longitude
153.1700° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 40 vessel arrivals at Brisbane, with Cargo accounting for 38% of port calls — lower than the Oceania regional average of 64%. Brisbane in Australia sits along the Asia-Oceania trade corridor, handling coal, iron ore, LNG, agricultural products, and containerised manufactured goods. Australia's position as the world's largest exporter of iron ore makes its port infrastructure strategically significant for global commodity markets. Tropical cyclone season (November–April) is the primary natural hazard, particularly along Australia's northern and western coasts; the iron ore ports of Western Australia have historically caused global price spikes during cyclone-related closures. Australia's biosecurity and PSC regimes are among the strictest in the world — AMSA inspections under the Tokyo MOU framework focus on vessel safety, crew competency, and environmental compliance, and biosecurity holds for ballast water or hull fouling can cause significant delays.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 40 distinct vessel arrivals, 39 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Brisbane:

38%
Cargo
15 vessels
15%
Cargo
6 vessels
10%
Tug
4 vessels
8%
Tanker
3 vessels
5%
Cargo
2 vessels

Port State Control Context

Brisbane falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,331 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-06-14). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.

Recent Arrivals at Brisbane

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-12 MAERSK FUKUOKA 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-10 AFRICAN PETREL 🇧🇸 BS Cargo
2026-06-10 RIVERSIDE RESOLUTE 🇦🇺 AU Other
2026-06-10 TAKUTAI CHIEF 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-06-09 RIVERSIDE RESOLUTE 🇦🇺 AU Other
2026-06-09 BELTANA 🇦🇺 AU Tug
2026-06-09 LUZON STRAIT 🇭🇰 HK Cargo
2026-06-08 LUZON STRAIT 🇭🇰 HK Cargo
2026-06-08 RIVERSIDE RESOLUTE 🇦🇺 AU Other
2026-06-08 CASEY BLAIN 🇦🇺 AU High-Speed Craft

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