Rough Weather Force Australian Ports closure
A slow moving low pressure system is bringing severe weather conditions off the New South Wales coast, prompting port closures at Port Kembla and Sydney and the imposition of restrictions in Newcastle.
Port Kembla remains closed with monitoring of the port entrance to continue. The port will re-open when conditions ease, which may not be until Thursday 23 April.
For the latest forecast, go to www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/illawarracoast.shtml
In the Sydney area, Port Botany and Port Jackson have been closed since 0800 of 21 April. Monitoring will continue, but the ports could remain closed for next 48 hours.
Latest local forecast at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/sydneycoast.shtml
The port entrance at Newcastle will be set as Heavy with selected restrictions in place for up to the next 12-36 hours, pending further inspections.
Local forecast can be found at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/huntercoast.shtml
For further details and information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com