The first ship to use the Calista Channel was the Norwegian built carrier "Milbank" which lifted 28,000 metric tons of alumina on April 5th 1968. The Calista Channel leads from the Stirling Channel to the deepwater area around the Alumina Refinery Jetty. Shipments of single cargoes up to 100,000 tons were made possible by the dredging of the Calista Channel.

8 January 1968

On the 8th January 1968 Miss Rachel Charlton arrived aboard the passenger ship "Castel Felice" and stepped ashore at the Port of Fremantle to become the 10,000th migrant sponsored by the Western Australian Government. There was a short ceremony and Rachel was met by many state dignitaries.

13 May 1968

Fremantle Port Authority's Bulk Cargo Jetty at Kwinana was officially opened by the Minister for Works and Water Supplies, the Hon. Ross Hutchinson, on 13 May 1968.

The common user facilities comprised bulk unloaders and a multi-purpose jetty to serve the adjacent industrial area.