Fremantle Ports, which is responsible for an area of land and water covering 383 square kilometres, is a Western Australian Government trading enterprise that strategically manages the Fremantle Inner Harbour and the Outer Harbour, at Kwinana. As strategic port manager, it is responsible for ensuring that port services and facilities are provided in a reliable, competitive and efficient manner.
Both the Inner Harbour and the Outer Harbour are a combination of Fremantle Ports' and privately operated facilities and services.
Fremantle Ports provides and maintains shipping channels, navigation aids, common user cargo wharves, cargo wharves at leased terminals, the passenger terminal, road and rail transport infrastructure within the port area, moles and seawalls, and other port infrastructure, such as buildings, water, power and public amenities.
Other services provided directly by Fremantle Ports include overall port planning and coordination, ship scheduling and berthing allocation, port communications, mooring, security services, emergency response, hazardous cargo services and quarantine and waste disposal services.
Fremantle Ports also provides customer information and advice, trade facilitation and property services, and is responsible for pilot transport. Fremantle Ports also cooperates with the Commonwealth Government in facilitating customs, quarantine and Australian Maritime Safety Authority activities in the port area.
Services provided by the private sector include stevedoring, towage, pilotage, line boats, bunkers and ships providores. The two container stevedoring companies, DP World and Patrick Terminals, operate under leases with Fremantle Ports.
Broad Objectives
Objective 1 Service Delivery
To provide exceptional services that exceed customer expectations
Objective 2 Capability for the Future
To ensure sound planning for all aspects of our business including resources, services and infrastructure
Objective 3 Trade and Business Growth
To promote and facilitate trade and business growth opportunities
Objective 4 Support Services
To ensure that appropriate and cost effective resources, processes and systems are in place to support service delivery
Objective 5 Business Excellence and Sustainability
To ensure business sustainability through our excellent performance in all areas, innovation, business improvement and community and stakeholder engagement