Welcome to Australian Trade and Shipping, New Zealand Shipping and Australia Trade Marine Insurance offering Sea Freight Shipping Services and Marine Transit Insurance for Commercial Cargoes and Personal Effects to a variety of ports worldwide. Our independent licensed customs brokers facilitates the Customs and Quarantine clearance for us.

Newcastle is located 1&1/2 hours drive North of Sydney.

The Port of Newcastle is Australia’s first port, Coal was first exported from the harbour in 1799, 11 years after the start of European settlement in Australia. Over 70 million tonnes of coal a year is shipped through Newcastle making it the largest coal exporting port in the world.

The Port of Newcastle welcomes almost 1500 ships a year. Pilotage is compulsory in the Port of Newcastle. A helicopter is used to deliver and retrieve the pilot to around 80% of the shipping movements. A pilot cutter is used for the remainder of the movements. The Pilots of the port of Newcastle operate from the pilot station located on the southern foreshore of the port just inside the port entrance.

All 20ft & 40ft full containers and share a container (small freight) are shipped out of Sydney.