# Stanley (AU STA)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU STA  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Bass Strait; South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -40.7667, 145.2833

Beneath the volcanic plug known as The Nut, Stanley's breakwater harbour works as the main fishing port of Tasmania's northwest coast, landing crayfish and shark. Commercially, it handles bulk imports of wheat, ammonium nitrate and bentonite and ships out timber and farm produce from the surrounding Circular Head district. Its roll-on/roll-off berth matters most to forwarders, moving livestock between King Island and the Tasmanian mainland. Scheduled container services are not confirmed here; boxed and palletised cargo is better routed through Burnie or Devonport to the east. Road is the only hinterland mode, as the port has no rail link, so Stanley functions as a feeder for bulk and RoRo rather than a general-cargo gateway.

## 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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