page_title: Port Kembla, New South Wales
section_title: Port
hierarchical_section_title: Port Kembla, New South Wales / Industry and Infrastructure / Port
caption_attribution_description: English: Port Kembla
context_page_description: Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 8 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex, a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector. It is situated on the tip of Red Point, first European sighting by Captain James Cook in 1770. The name "Kembla" is Aboriginal word meaning "plenty [of] wild fowl".
context_section_description: Port Kembla Harbour is a major export location for coal mined in the southern and western regions of New South Wales.
  As part of the state governments plan to divert ships containing auto mobiles, the port has received significant upgrades and infrastructure including a new Maritime Office and many jobs have been created as the need for port logistics grows. Patrick Corporation holds a contract for integrated port services in the harbour and transports goods by road or rail through its parent company Pacific National.
caption: Port Kembla Harbour, taken from Breakwater Battery
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