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{{distinguish|Eden, New South Wales}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox port
| name = Port of Eden
| image = Rem_Etive_at_Eden.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = REM Etive at [[Eden, New South Wales|Eden]] and [[Mount Imlay National Park|Mount Imlay]]
| country = Australia
| location = [[Eden, New South Wales|Eden]], [[South Coast (New South Wales)|South Coast]], [[New South Wales]]
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| operated = [[Port Authority of New South Wales|Port Authority of NSW]]
| owner = [[Port Authority of New South Wales|Port Authority of NSW]]
| type = [[Seaport]]
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The '''Port of Eden''' is a small [[seaport]] situated in [[Twofold Bay]], adjacent to the town of [[Eden, New South Wales|Eden]], located in the [[South Coast (New South Wales)|South Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

The Port is home to one of the largest fishing fleets in New South Wales; and [[woodchips|woodchip]] export is currently the major trade for the port, exporting {{convert|1007643|t|LT}} for the year to 30 June 2011.<ref name=port>{{cite web|url=http://www.edenport.com.au/home|title=Homepage|work=Eden Port|publisher=Sydney Ports Corporation|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> Major vessel movements occur between [[Japan]], [[China]] and [[Korea]].

Principal imports are break bulk and machinery and equipment, mainly for the oil and gas industry. Principal exports are hardwood and softwood woodchips, softwood logs, explosives, and machinery and equipment for the oil and gas industry.<ref name=trade>{{cite web|url=http://www.edenport.com.au/trade|title=Trade|work=Eden Port|publisher=Sydney Ports Corporation|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="AR2012-p28">{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyports.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/18533/Sydney_Ports_Annual_Report_2011_12_FINAL_as_tabled_221112.pdf|page=28|title=Annual Report 2011/2012|date=28 September 2012|accessdate=1 June 2013|publisher=Sydney Ports Corporation}}</ref>

Since 1 July 2014, the port has been managed by [[Port Authority of New South Wales|Port Authority of NSW]], a [[government-owned corporation|corporation owned]] by the [[Government of New South Wales|NSW Government]].<ref name="AR2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyports.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/18533/Sydney_Ports_Annual_Report_2011_12_FINAL_as_tabled_221112.pdf|page=3|title=Annual Report 2011/2012|date=28 September 2012|accessdate=1 June 2013|publisher=Sydney Ports Corporation}}</ref>

Today tourism is one of the major industries for the town, with a new Cruise Terminal opening 2019.

== Industries ==

The port is a principal export point for timber products. During the year ended 30 June 2011, South East Fibre Exports Pty Limited exported {{convert|1007643|t|LT}} in woodchips to customers located in Japan and Korea.<ref name=port/> Woodchip storage and packaging facilities were constructed by Harris Daishowa in 1971.

A substantial fishing fleet also operates from the port and from Snug Cove.

Minor port uses include import and export services for the towns of Eden, [[Bega, New South Wales|Bega]], [[Bombala, New South Wales|Bombala]] and [[Cooma, New South Wales|Cooma]], and as a stopover for national and international [[cruise ships]].<ref name="sapphirecoast">{{cite web|title=Cruise the Garden of Eden|publisher=Sapphire Coast Tourism|year=2007|url=http://www.sapphirecoast.com.au/edencruise/portinfo.htm|accessdate=4 February 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070831182954/http://www.sapphirecoast.com.au/edencruise/portinfo.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=31 August 2007}}</ref>

In 1960 [[Mobil]] constructed a dedicated wharf, tanks and plant for small-scale petroleum imports and distribution to southern New South Wales.

Approximately 70 commercial vessels visited the Port of Eden during the year ended 30 June 2012; including two passenger cruise ships.<ref name="AR2012-p28"/> Civilian shipping movements in the port are regulated by a [[harbour master]] appointed by [[NSW Maritime]].

The port is also shared with the [[Department of Defence (Australia)|Department of Defence]] and serviced approximately 30 [[Royal Australian Navy]] ships for the year ended 30 June 2012.<ref name="AR2012-p28"/> The Navy facility consists of a wharf, an access jetty and road, and a land-based [[munitions]] store {{convert|15|km}} from the bay and surrounded by a {{convert|100|ha}} exclusion zone.

== Facilities ==
The port consists of two commercial shipping wharves, the Mobil petroleum wharf, a cargo storage area and ancillary facilities.

The Breakwater Wharf caters for the timber industry, the fishing fleet and cruise shipping. The wharf is {{convert|105|m}} long with depths ranging from {{convert|3|m}} to the landward end and {{convert|8.8|m}} seaward, with a tidal variation of {{convert|2|m}}. The wharf itself is concrete with rubber fending.<ref name="sapphirecoast" />

In 2003 a multi-purpose wharf and munitions facility was constructed to expand naval repair and refit operations and increase the port's timber export capacity by {{convert|150000|t|LT}}. The length of the multi-purpose wharf is {{convert|200|m}}, accessed via a {{convert|560|m}} timber jetty. Berthing depth is {{convert|12|m}} but maximum vessel raft is restricted by a low-water [[fairway depth]] of {{convert|11|m}}.<ref name="sapphirecoast" />

The common-user cargo storage area covers {{convert|10|ha}} with a gravel surface and sealed internal roads. Storage capacity was estimated to reach {{convert|500000|t|LT}} in 2010/11.

==Cruise terminal==
Since 2014, the Port of Eden has seen a significant increase in cruise ship visitation. To allow cruise ships to berth alongside in Snug Cove, rather than anchoring in Twofold Bay and tendering passengers ashore by boat, a $44 million wharf extension commenced construction in August 2017 and was completed in August 2019.

Passenger vessels up to 345 metres in length are able to berth alongside the upgraded wharf due to the completion of the following key works:

dredging of approximately 231,500m3 of in situ material from the bed of Snug Cove/Twofold Bay and installing scour protection
a new wharf face approximately 110m long, resulting from extending the existing wharf.
installing three mooring dolphins and two berthing dolphins
installing onshore mooring bollards on the existing wharf
upgrading existing services such as lighting, power and potable water and emergency fire-fighting water
installing navigation aids.

The first cruise ship to use the updated wharf was the [[Pacific Explorer]] that visited on 14{{nbsp}}September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-03 |title=Big changes for Newcastle, Port Kembla and Eden |url=https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/big-changes-for-newcastle-portkembla-and-eden/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Cruise Passenger |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Ian |title=Pacific Explorer – Eden's first cruise ship to tie up at new wharf |url=https://the-riotact.com/pacific-explorer-edens-first-cruise-ship-to-tie-up-at-new-wharf/324200 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Riotact |language=en}}</ref>

Since the upgrades to the wharf, the Port continues to host on average thirty Cruise Ships annually.

The site planning approval permits vessels up to 370m in length to visit at the berth. The following additional infrastructure would need to be developed prior to receiving these longer vessels: installation of an additional mooring dolphin, passenger catwalk extension.

As a consequence of the extended wharf, Eden will experience an increasing visitation of cruise ships and opportunities to local businesses will grow to drive a predicted $48.4 million in regional economic growth, as well as creating more than 80 jobs in the tourism, hospitality and stevedoring industry.

To cater for the growth of cruising to Eden, Port Authority officially opened the Eden Welcome Centre to welcome cruise passengers visiting Snug Cove in April 2022. The Welcome Centre is home to the Eden Visitor Information Centre, which occupies the entire ground floor.

==History==
===European history===
The bay was first charted by explorer [[George Bass]] in 1797<ref>{{cite book|first=Miriam|last=Estensen|title=The Life of George Bass|url=https://archive.org/details/lifegeorgebasssu00este|url-access=limited|publisher=Allen and Unwin|year=2005|isbn=1-74114-130-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/lifegeorgebasssu00este/page/n109 82]}}</ref> and has been used for commercial [[whaling]] and fishing since the 1840s. From the 1850s to 1950s the port was serviced by steamship companies, including the [[Illawarra Steam Navigation Company]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bega(Ship)AtEden1903.jpg|[[Illawarra Steam Navigation Company]]'s S.S. ''Bega'' at Eden in 1903.
Woodchips for export in New South Wales.jpeg|Woodchips await export to Japan from the Harris-Daishowa mill near Eden.
Eden port from Boydtown.jpg|View of port from [[Boydtown, New South Wales|Boydtown]].
Eden Port.jpg|Port showing slipway
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Australia}}
*[[List of ports in Australia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/port-of-eden/ Official website]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ieo/Towamba/maplg.htm|title=Towamba & Genoa catchment|format=map|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]}}

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