STATISTICAL REPORT STATISTICAL STATISTICAL REPORT Australian sea freight 2013–14 www.bitre.gov.au Maritime bitre Australianbitre sea freight 2013–14 ISBN 978-1-925216-91-2 Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics Statistical report Australian sea freight 2013–14 Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Canberra, Australia © Commonwealth of Australia 2015 ISSN: 192 126 0076 ISBN: 978-1-925216-91-2 September 2015/INFRA 2630 Cover photo: Newcastle Port Ownership of intellectual property rights in this publication Unless otherwise noted, copyright (and any other intellectual property rights, if any) in this publication is owned by the Commonwealth of Australia (referred to below as the Commonwealth). 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Contact us This publication is available in PDF format. All other rights are reserved, including in relation to any Departmental logos or trade marks which may exist. For enquiries regarding the licence and any use of this publication, please contact: Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) Department of Infrastructure and Transport GPO Box 501, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Telephone: (international) +61 2 6274 7210 Fax: (international) +61 2 6274 6855 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bitre.gov.au Foreword This is the latest in a series of Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports that provide information on Australian sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences, and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet. This report contains statistics on maritime freight and shipping activities in Australia from 2004–05 to 2013–14. The publication was prepared in the Infrastructure and Surface Transport Statistics Section by Simon O’Mahony. To learn more about these statistics, or related publications, please phone (02) 6274 7312 or e-mail [email protected]. Gary Dolman Head of Bureau Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics Canberra September 2015 • v • • vi • At a glance In 2013–14, 1 425 million tonnes of cargo moved across Australian wharves. This represented a 12.1 per cent increase on the previous financial year. The average annual growth over the five-year period since 2008–09 was 8.1 per cent. International exports represented 85.7 per cent of this cargo, while international imports and coastal freight (includes loaded and discharged coastal cargo) represented 7.0 and 7.3 per cent, respectively. International exports and imports by sea In 2013–14, the value of Australia’s exports by sea was $243.6 billion, a 10.1 per cent increase on 2012–13 and an average annual growth of 4.8 per cent over the five years to 2013–14. The weight of exports increased from 2012–13 by 14.2 per cent to 1 221.8 million tonnes. This coincides with a 28.4 per cent increase (80.3 million tonnes) in export volumes from the iron ore port of Port Hedland over the same period. Australia’s imports by sea were 99.1 million tonnes worth $198.1 billion in 2013–14. The value of imports increased 7.4 per cent between 2012–13 and 2013–14 and increased 4.4 per cent per annum over the last five years. The weight of imports increased 0.1 per cent from 2012–13 and the average annual growth was 4.2 per cent over the last five years. Coastal freight Australian ports handled 104.3 million tonnes of coastal freight during 2013–14, a 2.5 per cent increase on 2012–13 and an average annual decline of 0.4 per cent over the five years to 2013–14. Measured in tonne-kilometre terms (tonnes of cargo loaded times the distance shipped), the freight task of loaded coastal cargo was 105.4 billion tonne-kilometres, as compared to 104.5 billion tonne-kilometres one year ago and 109.6 billion tonne-kilometres five years ago. Coastal trading licences During 2013–14 coastal trading licences were required for all interstate coastal shipping. The total tonnage carried under licence was 32.5 million tonnes, which represented 62.5 per cent of all loaded coastal freight in 2013–14. The remaining 19.5 million tonnes of coastal freight was intrastate cargo not carried under licence. • vii • 13.5 million tonnes of cargo was carried under Temporary Licence, 10.1 million tonnes by Australian-Flagged vessels under General Licence and 8.9 million tonnes by vessels with Transitional General Licences. The freight task performed under Temporary Licences was 34.5 billion tonne-kilometres, accounting for 32.8 per cent of the coastal freight task (which include cargo not carried under licence). General Licences and Transitional General Licences accounted for 7.1 per cent and 20.0 of the overall coastal freight task, respectively. 2013–14 was the first year where the new licensing system operated in isolation, without carry-over cases under the previous permits system. Vessel activities Port calls data presented in this version of Australian Sea Freight exclude ‘within port’ movements where the target port equals the previous port. These movements mostly include movements from anchorage to port. 5 499 uniquely identified cargo ships made a total of 28 714 port calls at Australian ports in 2013–14. These included 5 390 cargo ships which made 15 718 voyages to Australian waters from overseas ports. Over the five years to 2013–14, the total port calls by cargo ships increased by 4.7 per cent per annum, while port calls by cargo ships from overseas increased by 7.1 per cent per annum. The total number of unique cargo ships calling at Australian ports, and cargo ships calling at Australian ports from overseas, each increased by 6.6 and 6.5 per cent per annum from 2008–09, respectively. Australian trading fleet In 2013–14, there were 109 vessels in the Australian trading fleet, with a total deadweight tonnage of 4.4 million tonnes and total gross tonnage of 3.3 million tonnes. The total deadweight tonnage and gross tonnage increased 5.3 and 3.6 per cent per annum respectively over the last five years. The total deadweight tonnage and gross tonnage of Major Australian registered vessels with a coastal trading licence declined by 24.6 and 17.7 per cent per annum respectively over the last five years. The average age of vessels in the trading fleet was 14.8 years in 2013–14, compared to 14.7 years in 2012–13 and 16.7 years five years ago. • viii • Acknowledgements BITRE gratefully acknowledge the assistance given by staff of the various port authorities and companies in the production of this report. In particular, we would like to thank the following organisations: Ports Australia Mid-West Ports Authority Broome Port Authority New South Wales Ports Bruny Island Ferry Company Pty Ltd North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Bundaberg Port Authority Port Authority of New South Wales Burnie Port Corporation Port of Brisbane Corporation Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Port Port of Melbourne Corporation Authority Port of Portland Pty Ltd Pilbara Ports Authority Port of Townsville Darwin Port Corporation Ports Corporation of South Australia Fremantle Port Authority Ports North Geelong Port Authority Southern Ports Authority Gippsland Ports Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd Gladstone Ports Corporation Toll Westernport Inco Ships Pty Ltd • ix • Contents Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................v At a glance ...........................................................................................................................................................vii Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................ix