Shipping policy
The Department of Transport (DoT) drives the implementation of recommendations made by the WA Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce.
This includes:
- Strategic leadership and support to WA port authorities to secure appropriate first-point-of-entry determinations
- Engaging with stakeholders to develop and implement policy solutions to shipping and supply chain challenges, including building sovereign shipping capacity, increase Australian maritime workforce opportunities, and guiding strategies and investment to build more resilient supply chains for the WA economy.
Voluntary Guidelines for Landside Stevedore Charges
DoT is responsible for the implementation of the National Voluntary Guidelines for Landside Stevedore Charges in WA.
The guidelines apply to the stevedore companies operating at Fremantle Port (DP World and Patrick Terminals).
Find the guidelines on the National Transport Commission website.
Current landside charges (Effective from 1 January 2025)
DP World
Patrick Terminals
Changes to port management
DoT oversees the management of ports governed under the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967.
As part of the State Government’s Ports Governance Reform Program, all trading ports in WA will be brought under the Port Authorities Act 1999, transferring management from DoT to the relevant port authority.
Work is underway to transfer regulatory responsibility for the remaining trading ports declared under the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967. This includes ports of Barrow Island, Onslow, Port Walcott, Useless Loop, Cape Cuvier, and Cape Preston.