As you may have seen, site preparation and assembly have now commenced at South Mole to support the upcoming SailGP event in January.
With the event approaching, all operational arrangements previously outlined are now confirmed as per below. Fremantle Ports is continuing to work closely with SailGP and key stakeholders to minimise impacts on port users.
Key Dates
• Fri 16 Jan 2026 – Official practice racing
• Sat 17 Jan 2026 – Race Day 1
• Sun 18 Jan 2026 – Race Day 2
Confirmed SailGP Operational Arrangements
• E Berth Land Area (Victoria Quay): Allocated as SailGP's technical site from 3–23 January. This area will not be available for cargo laydown.
• South Mole Land Area: Closed from 1 December 2025–30 January 2026 for the Waterfront Grandstand and associated event infrastructure assembly.
• Mooring Positions: Installed along Victoria Quay from 11–20 January. These may be temporarily removed if required to facilitate safe navigation of large commercial vessels.
• Victoria Quay Berth (C–F): Berth face not accessible during the event period, with moorings placed in the water area and a 40-metre exclusion zone from the berth face. Two additional moorings will be located east of J Berth Tug Jetty with the same exclusion.
• Harbour Access: The entrance to the harbour will remain open. On rehearsal and race days (16–18 January), commercial shipping movements will be paused during two daily four-hour windows (morning and late afternoon). Rottnest Ferry operations will continue as normal.
• Outside these windows, normal operations will continue.
H Berth Maintenance:
• Scheduled for 5–14 January, aligned with the SailGP operational window. H Berth will be temporarily closed, and no vessels can utilise the berth during this period. As this berth is traditionally used for motor vehicles and roll-on/roll-off equipment, the closure will have flow-on effects to these cargo operations. We apologise for any inconvenience while these critical works are completed and thank industry for their cooperation as we work to minimise the disruption period.
• Access to Berths 11 and 12 and the associated landside area on North Quay remains operational as usual. These are Common User Berths with smaller laydown areas and are heavily utilised for breakbulk shipping. While available for motor vehicles and roll-on/roll-off cargo, the capacity at these berths does not replicate that of Victoria Quay.
Please note all other berths and operations will continue as normal outside of these windows.
Fremantle Ports appreciates your cooperation and will provide further updates as required.
For any enquiries, please contact customer@fremantleports.com.au.