Port profile · AUBNE
Brisbane
Brisbane is a large natural river harbour on the South Pacific Ocean, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUBNE. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Brisbane offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Brisbane
What members see for Brisbane, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Brisbane, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Brisbane right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Brisbane day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Brisbane and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Brisbane offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 346 m
- Beam
- 50 m
- Draft
- 14.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Brisbane, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Brisbane
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Brisbane, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Brisbane, and what was found.
Ports near Brisbane
Other Australia ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- Port AlmaAustralia · AUPTL
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- SydneyAustralia · AUSYD
- RhodesAustralia · AURDS
- BotanyAustralia · AUBTB
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Questions about Brisbane
What is the UN/LOCODE of Brisbane?
The UN/LOCODE of Brisbane is AUBNE.
Is pilotage compulsory in Brisbane?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Brisbane as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Brisbane?
Yes. Brisbane offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Brisbane have a dry dock?
Yes. Brisbane has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Brisbane can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 346 m long, 50 m wide, 14.2 m draft for Brisbane.
Is Brisbane a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Brisbane.
How many port state control inspections are there in Brisbane?
8 port state control inspections were recorded in Brisbane in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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