Author: AIVP
Source: Sydney Ports
Original title: Sydney’s Ports Contribution to the Economy
On sale date: Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Type of document: News
Topic: 2.01 - international trade, 2.03 - port and jobs, 3.02 - transport policy per country
Original language: English
Location: Oceania : Australia : Sydney
Language: English, French, Spanish

99% of Australian international trade goes by sea. The port of Sydney plays in this respect a pivotal role. It generates over 17000 jobs and weighs over 2.5 billion dollars in the economy of the State of New South Wales. The Port Botany extension project falls into a context of a forecast of a growth of the maritime sector over the next 20 years.

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