# Western Port (AU WEP)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU WEP  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Bass Strait; South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -38.3500, 145.2333

L'industria petrolifera e siderurgica del sud-est di Melbourne fa di Western Port (UN/LOCODE AU WEP, città portuale di Hastings) uno scalo energetico e industriale, non un terminal container. Dal pontile di Long Island Point la Esso esporta greggio del bacino di Gippsland e GPL, mentre al pontile di Crib Point arrivano carburanti raffinati. BlueScope Steel gestisce inoltre banchine proprie per importare ed esportare prodotti siderurgici, con traffico di rinfuse e merce varia legato all'acciaio. Fondali intorno ai 14 metri accolgono grandi petroliere e navi bulk, con collegamenti stradali e ferroviari verso Melbourne. Per container o merce sdoganata di linea il riferimento resta il porto di Melbourne. Un previsto terminal per le energie rinnovabili a Old Tyabb potrebbe ampliarne il ruolo.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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