# Port Adelaide (AU PAE)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU PAE  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** -34.8500, 138.5000

Flinders Port Holdings, a privately owned ports and terminal group, runs Port Adelaide, the principal container port for the Australian state of South Australia. Spread across Inner and Outer Harbor with more than 20 wharves, the port concentrates box traffic at the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal in the Outer Harbor, about 23 km from the city centre. Three post-Panamax cranes and 22 straddle carriers work the roughly 660 m container quay, which is linked to the national rail network, handling vessels of up to 300 m length on a draft of around 14 m. The port moves roughly 400,000 TEU a year. Beyond containers, it handles grain — via the Viterra-operated Berth 8 for Panamax bulkers — along with minerals, petroleum products, vehicles on Ro-Ro carriers and cruise calls. Road and rail links connect the quays to Adelaide and the wider South Australian interior. The natural river setting on the Port River carries a deep-water channel suited to Panamax tonnage. For routings that skip Adelaide, Melbourne to the east and Fremantle to the west are the nearest major container gateways.

## Transit Times & Routes

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- [Sydney → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-busan)

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