Ports North

🌊🔬 The Q-SEAS Marine Pest Sampling program is underway at the Port of Cairns! With the help of Adam, Courtney, and J-Lo from Ports North, along with Jayden Zieth from Biosecurity Queensland, we're collecting fouling on plastic plates, plankton, and filtered water samples for environmental DNA analysis. These samples are compared to a library of over 200 marine pest DNA profiles, thanks to Curtin University. 🦠🔬 Started as a pilot in 2019, the Marine Pest Preparedness Program and Queensland Seaports eDNA Surveillance (Q-SEAS) program continues at major QLD ports, keeping our marine ecosystems healthy and pest-free. 🌱 This initiative is a collaboration between Queensland Ports Association, Department of Primary Industries and Biosecurity Queensland. It’s all about strong partnerships and working together to protect our oceans! 🤝 #MarinePestSampling #QSEAS #PortOfCairns #MarineResearch #ProtectOurOceans #MarinePestPreparedness #Teamwork

Meet Marisa Van Der Linde who leads our Technology and Information Services team at Ports North, ensuring we stay at the forefront of the technological landscape, proving that capability knows no gender. As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay we proudly celebrate all the incredible women working across Australian ports, including the dedicated team at Ports North! From operations to leadership, we recognise the achievements of all women who contribute to the success of our ports and those around the world. Here’s to breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. 💪💜 #IWD2025 #InspireInclusion #WomenInMaritime #BreakingBarriers #InspireInclusion 

Record Cruise Season! This year, 99 cruise ships will arrive at the Port of Cairns—a massive 22% increase from last year! Today alone, over 4,000 passengers and crew are stepping ashore in Cairns from Carnival Splendour and Silver Muse, delivering a major boost to our local economy. But there’s more—2025 will see four brand-new cruise liners docking in our waters, a game-changer for our region’s standing in the global cruise industry! We’re working closely with Tourism Tropical North Queensland to make the Port of Cairns a premier destination for cruise operators and visitors worldwide. 🌏⚓ #CruiseShips #CarnivalSplendour #SilverMuse #PortOfCairns #VisitCairns

🌏🚢 SupPORTing a Sustainable Future🚢🌏 A big congratulations to Advance Cairns on launching their 2035 Roadmap! 👏 We are excited to see the release of this vision for the region and continue leading sustainable practices across our operations. Our ports connect communities, create economic opportunities and supPORT a sustainable future. They enable supplies and goods to reach remote and regional communities, critical minerals for a decarbonised future and world class tourism experiences on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef. #SustainablePorts #Decarbonisation #FutureReady #AdvanceCairns #GreenGrowth #PortInnovation

With the Bruce Highway flooded and many roads across North Queensland cut off, our ports are critical lifelines for communities. They ensure that essential supplies, fresh produce, food, fuel, and medical goods keep moving, even when land routes are impassable. Today the Port of Cairns received 11 containers of fresh produce that will be distributed to supermarkets and communities across the Far North. Supporting our communities at times like this and keeping people and communities connected is part of what we do. Ports aren’t just gateways to global trade—they’re lifelines in disaster resilience. They play a vital role in keeping our economy and daily lives moving! #PortsMatter #FreightLifeline #DisasterResilience #SupplyChain

🌿WORLD WETLANDS DAY | The Port of Cairns is surrounded by important wetland communities in Trinity Bay and East Trinity. These wetlands provide critical feeding and roosting habitat for migratory shorebirds. We recognise that healthy water and ecosystems underpin the unique lifestyle of our region. One way we are supporting efforts here at Ports North is through our partnership with Wet Tropics Waterways. Under this partnership we provide monitoring data to support the ongoing development of a Regional Water Quality Report Card which tracks the health of our waterways. We are also working with TropWATER: JCU's Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research and North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation on a research project that is investigating restoration techniques for key tropical seagrass species in the Great Barrier Reef. A big thanks and recognition to all of our partners for the important work that you do. #TROPWater #WorldWetlandsDay #Healthwaterways #GBR

CRUISE SEASON COMMENCES 🚢🏖️🌴| The 2025 cruise season has arrived with the first two ships – Queen Elizabeth and Europa 2 berthed at the Port of Cairns today. It marks the beginning of a busy period with approximately 9000 people expected to visit Cairns in January alone. As the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage listed rainforest, we look forward to another strong cruise season in 2025 with around 90 vessels arriving and more than 130,000 people visiting Cairns and enjoying our world class tourism experiences. Tourism Tropical North Queensland Cairns Chamber of Commerce Cunard Hapag-Lloyd AG #PortofCairns #CairnsTourism #CruiseShip #QueenElizabeth #Europa2

🚢MARINE PILOTS | Our highly skilled maritime professionals enable the safe and efficient transportation of vessels through our ports. They are essential to Ports North creating economic opportunities and connecting communities. Thanks to Nils T. for this footage of the Regatta cruise ship at the Port of Cairns. #PortsNorth #MarinePilots

🚲 MOBILISE | This community-led initiative on Thursday Island is providing local kids and families access to bikes. We’ve committed to supporting their cause through our Community Investment Fund and hoping you can get involved in giving. 👏 The cost to purchase and ship a bike to the Torres Strait is prohibitive. It means that riding to school with friends and cycling for fitness or transport is out of reach for many. Already, regular bike hospitals 🛠 and ride-to-school 🙌 days are providing the community a taste of how bike ownership supports independence, health and social wellbeing. Plus, it's just a whole lot of enjoyment. We’d love you to get behind this initiative too by donating what you can 😉 #PortsNorth #CommunityInvestmentFund

⭐ SUPERYACHTS | Cairns marina will farewell its sixty-eighth superyacht of the year tomorrow when White Rabbit departs for its homeport Singapore. At 84 metres in length, it is the largest trimaran yacht in the world. 🌏 Marina Manager Andrew Rokstad said 📢: “We’ve experienced steady growth in superyacht visitation, with a trend toward bigger vessels and longer stays. Our average occupancy is sitting at 66% compared to 48% last year,” he said. “Globally, the superyacht market is expanding, and Cairns is an increasingly popular destination. We’re perfectly positioned as an entry or exit stop for the Asia Pacific, so many vessels choose to restock and conduct maintenance here. The crews also enjoy being so close to the city food and retail outlets.”   According to industry estimates a yacht of this size could exceed 💲40,000 in crew and services spend over seven nights. 😮 #PortsNorth #superyachts Superyacht Australia SuperYacht Group Great Barrier Reef Carter Marine Agencies