Welcome to the Port of Broome

The Port of Broome is the deepwater port servicing Western Australia's Kimberley region. The Port supports livestock export, offshore oil and gas exploration supply vessels, pearling, fishing charter boats, cruise liners and is the main fuel and container receival point for the region.

Navigation Chart Location:
Latitude: 17" 58' South
Longitude: 122" 14' East

Location Address:
401 Port Drive
Broome
Western Australia 6725

Postal Address:
PO Box 46
Broome
Western Australia 6725

Telephone: Inter +61 (08) 9192 1304
Facsimle: Inter +61 (08) 9192 1778

Wharf Capacity and Extension

The Broome jetty extension has see the existing structure extended by 148m to a total length of 331m. This will allow larger vessels to berth with greater DWT (50,000t compared with the existing limit of 40,000t DWT). The extension will provide an additional trading vessel berth, which will double the Port's capacity. It will extend into a channel measuring 9 to 13 metres deep at low tide, and will be supported by a total of 85 piles; the first shipment having arrived on the 14th May 2005, and the last consignment arriving on the 29th May 2005.

The Port's expansion is the single biggest port related infrastructure project in the West Kimberley in the past 40 years. The extension of the wharf will have a positive impact on the export trade, and will also provide a boost to small business' in the Broome region by way of construction sub-contracts, retail improvement through additional cruise ship visits, enhanced facilities and berthing opportunities for fishing, charter and pearling boats. A further benefit will be the ability to separate non-compatible activities at the Port such as cruise ships and live cattle exports, or pearling vessels and the regular visits of bulk fuel tankers. The latter requires closure of the jetty as protection from fire or explosion risk.