The Tasmanian Ports Corporation, also known as TasPorts, is the
Tasmanian Government
The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invit ...
state owned corporation that has responsibility for the operation and management of all
port
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s in
Tasmania
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, Australia. TasPorts was created for the purpose of facilitating trade for the benefit of Tasmania, an island state, through the commercial provision of
infrastructure and services.
History
The company was established on 1 January 2006 and incorporated the state's four port companies operating at that time; Hobart Ports Corporation, Port of Launceston, Port of Devonport Corporation and Burnie Port Corporation. Historically most regional ports had their own Marine Board or similar bodies. In the 1950s there were Harbour Trusts and Marine Boards with local responsibility for movement within each local port facility. Marine Boards existed in Hobart, , , , ,
King Island,
Flinders Island
Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Flinders Island was the place where the last remnants of aboriginal Tasmanian population were exiled by the colo ...
, and ; and harbour trusts at and .
Current ports
Port facilities under the central authority of Tasports are operated at the ports of Bell Bay, Burnie, , Devonport, ,
Hobart, Lady Barron (Flinders Island), Smithton, , , and Whitemark (Flinders Island).
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See also
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List of Tasmanian government agencies
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
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Government-owned companies of Tasmania
Ports and harbours of Tasmania
Transport in Tasmania
Port authorities in Australia
Companies based in Hobart
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