Fremantle Ports plays an integral part in ensuring that maritime movement in and out of the historic Port of Fremantle is a f ... undamentally strong cornerstone of the WA economy and community. Our vision is to be the Best Maritime Gateway in Australia providing safe, reliable, efficient and competitive access to global markets. Best is characterised by the best neighbour, the best place to trade, the best place to invest and the best place to work. We aspire to high performance where our people are proud and valued members of the business, engaged in meaningful and challenging work with continuing opportunities for growth and development. Fremantle Ports, a Western Australian Government trading enterprise, is responsible for an area of land and water covering 383 square kilometres, including the Inner Harbour at Fremantle and the Outer Harbour at Kwinana and is Western Australia’s biggest and busiest general cargo port. The Inner Harbour currently handles the container trade and general cargo; and the Outer Harbour, handles bulk cargoes such as grain, petroleum and alumina. The port operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fremantle Ports provides and maintains shipping channels, navigation aids, wharves, a cruise passenger terminal, road and rail transport infrastructure within the port area, moles and seawalls, and other port infrastructure, such as buildings, water, power and public amenities. Other services provided directly by Fremantle Ports include overall port planning and coordination, ship scheduling and berthing allocation, port communications, mooring, security services, emergency response, hazardous cargo services and quarantine and waste disposal services. Fremantle Ports provides customer information and advice, trade facilitation and property services, and is responsible for pilot transport. Fremantle Ports cooperates with the Commonwealth Government in facilitating customs, quarantine and Australian Maritime Safety Authority activities in the port area. Services provided by the private sector include stevedoring, towage, pilotage, line boats, bunkers and ships providores. The two container stevedoring companies, DP World and Patrick Terminals, operate under leases with Fremantle Ports. read more