# Mackay (AU MKY)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU MKY  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Coral Sea; South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -21.1167, 149.2167

Four sugar sheds, six fuel terminals and eight grain silos define the working footprint of Mackay, a multi-commodity bulk port on the Queensland coast run by North Queensland Bulk Ports. The trade mix is built on dry and liquid bulk rather than containers: petroleum imports top one million tonnes a year, with raw sugar and grain the leading exports. Wharf 1 is the primary bulk-liquid berth for fuel, ethanol and breakbulk, while Wharf 5 ships grain and scrap metal and lands fertiliser and magnetite. The bulk sugar terminal, among the world's largest, stores up to 737,000 tonnes across four sheds. Road and rail link the port to the surrounding cane and grain districts, but scheduled container services do not call here. For containers and international general cargo, Brisbane or Townsville are the realistic options, while neighbouring Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay handle the region's coal exports.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Sydney → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shanghai)
- [Sydney → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shenzhen)
- [Sydney → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-guangzhou)
- [Sydney → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-hong-kong)
- [Sydney → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-tokyo)
- [Sydney → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-busan)

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