Southern Ports Authority

the southern ports authority was established on october 2014 following the merger of the bunbury port authority, albany port authority and esperance ports sea & land. the southern ports authority is a western australian government trading enterprise that develops and operates the three ports on commercial principles to ensure that the needs of importers and exporters now and in the future can be met in a safe and sustainable way with the support of customers and the communities. the three ports of the southern ports authority play key roles in the facilitation of trade and the economic development of the three southern regions of the state of western australia through the cities of albany, bunbury and esperance. it provides and maintains shipping channels, navigation aids, common or single user cargo wharves, leased land and facilities, road and rail transport infrastructure, moles and seawalls, and other port infrastructure, such as buildings, water, power and public amenities. other