# Flying Fish Cove (CX FFC)

**UN/LOCODE:** CX FFC  
**Country:** Christmas Island  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -10.4167, 105.7000

Flying Fish Cove (CX FFC) is best understood as a single-purpose export point rather than a general cargo port. As the only deep-water access on Christmas Island, an Australian Indian Ocean territory, it ships rock phosphate — the island's economic mainstay — through a dedicated loading facility handling vessels up to about 37,000 dwt. Around 450,000 tonnes of rock phosphate go to Australia each year, plus roughly 165,000 tonnes of rock and 60,000 tonnes of dust to Malaysia. Inbound traffic is limited to supplies, construction materials and fuel arriving as small bulk or general cargo parcels; there is no container handling. The anchorage is exposed, and during the November-to-April monsoon an alternative point at Norris Point is used when swell makes the cove unworkable. With no rail and effectively no hinterland, cargo stays on the island. For scheduled container or breakbulk shipments, mainland Australia (Fremantle) or Singapore are the realistic alternatives, while Flying Fish Cove stays focused on phosphate export and island resupply.

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