Bell Bay, Tasmania

Bell Bay is an industrial centre and port located on the eastern shore of the Tamar River, in northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies just south of George Town. The port brings in Wood Chips, Containers, Bulk Materials, Alumina/Aluminium, Petroleum and other materials.

For the geographic feature in Antarctica, see Bell Bay (Antarctica).

Bell Bay
Location
LocationBell Bay, Tasmania
Coordinates41.130444°S 146.859199°E / -41.130444; 146.859199
UN/LOCODEAUABEL[1]
Details
Size2,000 hectares (20 km2)
Available berths12[2]
Draft depth11.2 m.[2]
Rail linesBell Bay Line
Rail gaugeNarrow gauge
Street accessEast Tamar Highway
Truck typesB-Double
Statistics
Annual TEU47,690
Website
www.tasports.com.au

History

Bell Bay Post Office opened on 18 September 1951 and closed in 1973.[3]

Industry

It hosts an aluminium smelter operated by Rio Tinto (previously by Comalco),[4] and the Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company manganese alloy smelter operated by South32 (previously by BHP Billiton).[5] The Bell Bay Power Station was decommissioned in 2009, replaced by the Tamar Valley Power Station built next door.

Transport

Bell Bay is connected by a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway to the main line at Launceston.

Berths

Bell Bay has seven berths:[6]

Bell Bay berths
BerthNameUse
No. 1 BerthRio Tinto BerthAluminium from Rio Tinto Alcan and Alumina
No. 2 BerthInterstate RO/RO BerthInterstate Roll on/Roll off ships
No. 3 BerthBulk Materials BerthBell Bay no. 3 is manly used for Manganese Ore from TEMCO's Milner Bay Port/Mine
No. 4 BerthTankers & Chemicals BerthPetroleum, Crude Oil, Oil Products, etc.
No. 5 BerthContainer BerthUsed for containers
No. 6 BerthMulti-Purpose BerthAny other material and woodchips
No. 7 Berth

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (AU) - AUSTRALIA". www.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Port of Bell Bay, Australia". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. "Bell Bay Aluminium". Rio Tinto Aluminium. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "TEMCO". South32. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. "Bell Bay" (PDF). TasPorts. Retrieved 15 August 2020.


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