Economic

History

The Port of Brisbane’s beginnings go back to the 1840s, when the first wharves were built in the city and South Brisbane reaches of the river. The city’s first trading commodity was timber logs from the local pine and cedar forests during the early days of European settlement. Since then, port operations have gradually moved downstream to the current Fisherman Islands location. The Port of Brisbane is now Australia’s third largest container port, handling a range of commodities including beef, cotton, oil, cement, grain, woodchip, and coal.

 

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The port over time