Other principal areas of trade through Fremantle Ports include the Middle East, other Australian states, North America and Europe. Fremantle Ports' location offers a competitive advantage to shippers accessing markets in South and East Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe and South Africa. Amongst Australia's five largest general cargo ports, Fremantle Ports is the closest to Singapore, which is just four and a half days' journey by sea. It is very often a first and last 'port of call' for shipping operating between Australia and overseas destinations, making Fremantle Ports a strategic port for cargo trans-shipment.

Trade through Fremantle Ports has grown very significantly in recent years, with the port now among the fastest growing Australian container ports. The Port's container trade has grown by about 200 percent since 1990/91, and overall trade has grown by 38 percent during that period. The total value of imports and exports through the port is estimated at about $13.7 billion annually. Asia is the port's largest trading region, accounting in 2000/2001 for about 43 per cent of trade through Fremantle.

Can you answer these questions?

1. Why do countries trade?
2. What is trade worth each year for Fremantle Ports?
3. Have imports increased over the last 5 years?
4. Have exports increased over the last 5 years?
5. Which trade at Fremantle Ports has grown the most since 1905?
6. What latitude and longitude are the major cargo Ports in the world?
7. What is the distance to each major cargo Port?
8. Can you map out all the trade routes from Fremantle Ports?

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• Trade Routes
• Ship Movements
• Shipping Lines
• Trade Statistics