• Bulk Liquid Transfers Tankers at Non-Tanker Berths (Opening of Sea Valves and Tank Washing)

•  Cycling on Port Roads Prohibited 

• Vehicle parking and unattended trailers and goods - Port Bris

• Vehicle parking and unattended trailers and goods - Port West

• Vehicle parking and unattended trailers and goods - Brisbane International Cruise Terminal

For further information, please refer to the Port Procedures Manual for the Port of Brisbane, which lists in detail all vessel-movement, restriction, communication, towage, pilotage, emergency, navigation, berth, channel, depth and swing-basin information.

The manual is available on the Maritime Safety Queensland website.

PORT OF BRISBANE PUBLIC WEIGHBRIDGE 

A public weighbridge has been installed at the Port of Brisbane to help facilitate the Chain of Responsibility (COR) legislation that imposes liability on all parties in the supply chain for breaches of road transport law.
Visit the Port of Brisbane Public Weighbridge page for more information. 

ROAD ACCESS

ROAD NETWORKS 

The Port of Brisbane directly connects to the Port of Brisbane Motorway and has motorway and major arterial road connections north, south and west.

The Port of Brisbane Motorway links to the Gateway Motorway, which connects to the Ipswich and Logan Motorways, the M1 to the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales, and the Bruce Highway. This road network provides access to the nearby regional growth areas of the Gold Coast, Ipswich, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast. 

HEAVY VEHICLE ACCESS ON PORT OF BRISBANE ROADS

Under Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), certain classes of heavy vehicles (restricted access vehicles or ‘RAV’) may only be used on a public road if the operator has been granted access through a notice or permit (mass or dimension authority) from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).

RAVs are subject to restrictions for safety reasons and to minimise or avoid any adverse impact on road infrastructure or public amenity.

Visit the NHVR website for information about the regulator’s role or to apply for a heavy vehicle permit.

ROLE OF PBPL 

As a road manager, PBPL is responsible for consenting to access to RAVs on port roads and the conditions under which they operate.

HVNL requires PBPL to formally consent to a vehicle’s operation on its roads before a permit can be issued. The NHVR must seek consent from PBPL if the proposed permit route involves Port of Brisbane roads.

PRE-APPROVED CONSENT

When the NHVR receives a permit application for movement of a RAV on port roads that is pre-approved by PBPL, NHVR does not need to seek additional consent from PBPL before issuing a permit and will supply a copy of the permit to the road manager.

PBPL has pre-approved access to port roads for a range of vehicles. Details of these pre-approvals are set out below:

• Over size, over mass (OSOM) vehicles

• Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)

• Mass Import Management Scheme (MIMS) and Mass Export Management Scheme (MEMS) vehicles

• Performance Based Standards (PBS) Approved Level 1, 2A and 2B Vehicles

• L121 HX77 and HX 81 42M and 45M ADF Heavy Truck Combinations

• Authority for Certain Vehicles to Operate on Port of Brisbane Roads

• OSOM Pre-approval Map

STATE NOTICES

A Number of State Notices have been gazetted for Port roads. Links to these Notices located on the NHVR website are as follows:

• Queensland Class 2 Performance Based Standards A-Double (Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane) Authorisation Notice 2019 (N0.2).

• Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane Class 3 Flat Rack and Open Top) Mass and Dimension Notice 2020 (No.2).

• Queensland Class 3 Heavy vehicle (Port of Brisbane Mass Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2017 (no.1)

For more information contact PBPL Logistics Manager, Andrew Rankine, on 07 3258 4839.

LOADS ON PORT OF BRISBANE WHARVES

While access to Port of Brisbane roads comes under the jurisdiction of the NHVR, access to Port of Brisbane wharves and adjacent terminals is granted by Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL). 

PBPL must receive prior notice of any cargo that exceeds 90 tonnes to enable PBPL to undertake an assessment of its impact on wharf infrastructure. 

This is in addition to any applications to the NHVR for access to Port of Brisbane roads.

For more information, please contact PBPL’s Senior Operations Coordinator, Damien Garske on 07 3258 4686.

RAIL ACCESS

Port of Brisbane provides both narrow gauge and standard gauge rail access to its Brisbane Multimodal Terminal (BMT).

The Port of Brisbane rail line connects to the interstate heavy rail network via QR’s Brisbane Multi-User Terminal located at Acacia Ridge. Access to the rail line is managed by QR.

The BMT, operated by Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) is an open access facility subject to a Voluntary Access Undertaking. 

For more information about Port of Brisbane’s Brisbane Multimodal Terminal, please click here. 

WATERSIDE ACCESS

Waterside access to the Port of Brisbane is subject to a number of Port Notices, and is regulated under Maritime Safety Queensland.  

For more information, please contact Maritime Safety Queensland or visit the Shipping Operations page. 

LANDSIDE LOGISTICS FORUM 

The Landside Logistics Forum (LLF) is aimed at improving port-wide landside logistics efficiencies, facilitating the discussion of landside issues, and improving communication among port stakeholders.

Members of the forum include key landside logistics service providers and port community members, including: 

•      Australian Customs Service

•      Department of Agriculture (Biosecurity) 

•      Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia

•      Queensland Trucking Association

•      Container Transport Alliance Australia.

The LLF meets bi-monthly. If you are interested in participating please contact PBPL’s Logistics Manager, Andrew Rankine on (07) 3258 4888.