Why Port of Brisbane is the Economic power house of Queensland in Australia

Since long the trade was done through Brisbane port, and 1982 the Port of Brisbane Authority opened the fisherman Island facility, this started the shift from river to port and the story began.

Today the port has grown to be one of the most important ports of Australia and is popularly called the Economic powerhouse of Queensland and below are the milestones achieved in recent years

• Brisbane port handles about 95% of Queensland total container exports

• Connectivity – It provide a strong geographical connectivity to Asia and Middle East

• Economic contribution – In FY 2024 Brisbane contributed approx. 11 billion USD to the Economy of Queensland.

• Job creation – 10,380 direct jobs & 73,000 indirect jobs.

• Total Tade value for FY 2025 - 73.5 billion USD

• TEU exports in FY 2025 – 1.62 million TEU

• Multi activities Infra support – Exim for container, bulk and cruise

Future of Brisbane port

• Economic contribution by 2032 – 113.4 billion USD

• Economic contribution by 2060 - 25 billion USD

• Job creation by 2032 – 82,000 indirect jobs

How its started and where it is going makes a strong statement of future of Brisbane port and soon it will be more strong in terms of economy, infrastructure, public support.