Sea Swift

Name: Sea Swift
Address: 41-45 Tingira Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870, AU
Telephone: +611800424422

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Keeping remote Northern Australian communities connected through the provision of essential services. Sea Swift – keeping Northern Australia connected.

Sea Swift is northern Australia's largest shipping company - delivering scheduled freight and cargo services across the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula, and throughout the Northern Territory. Sea Swift is the regional leader in the marine transport industry, delivering shipping services throughout northern Australia since 1987. Our fleet of purpose-designed vessels deliver vital supplies to remote island and coastal communities and mine sites across North Queensland and the Northern Territory, and our team of highly-experienced logistics and marine experts excel at getting the job done – safely and reliably. Our services include:
• General cargo
• Project and Charter
• Mothershipping
• Defence
• Fuel
• Engineering
• Adventure cruises. Sea Swift operates in one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the world, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Doing this for more than 35 years, we have built an enormous bank of local knowledge and safe, operational practices. As one of the largest employers in the region with more than 400 staff, we are ideally positioned to support, assist and deliver to all customers in the region, from individuals to large national and international corporations, and in doing so provide a fully integrated ‘depot to door’ service that incorporates the all important ‘last mile’ access to our customers wherever they are located across the remote north.

01/10/2026

Photo submission | Perks of the job - Our crew sharing their photography skills while sea freight deliveries are underway!

📸Sanja

24/09/2026

Photo submission | MV Punsand Bay at Poruma Island (aka Coconut Island), a small coral cay in the central cluster of the Torres Strait.

📸Taken and sent in by: Gus

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21/09/2026

Sea Swift Malu Star is enroute to Darwin ex: Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory. ⚓

Also seen in this image are two bulk carriers - one exiting and another awaiting entry.

17/09/2026

Thanks to our crew for sending in this moody sunrise image 🌅⚓

Taken from the bridge of the Newcastle bay on a previous trip while at Humbug wharf, Weipa.

📸Image by: Tiernan

15/09/2026

The MV Newcastle Bay - currently alongside at Smiths Creek, Cairns - undergoing scheduled maintenance.

📸 Photo sent in by Piotrek (Vessel Master)

09/09/2026

Tug and Barge Project Charter | King River Tug and Barge SSB1802

52 x 40' containers loaded onto Sea Swift's barge at East Arm Wharf, Darwin, destined for Groote Eylandt. ⚓

07/09/2026

NT Fleet ⚓
Here is the Tiwi Islander at the Tiwi Islands - Delivering freight to Wurrumiyanga (Fomerly Nguiu) Bathurst island, Northern Territory.

📸Joshua McKenzie

25/08/2026

Sea Swift's Diesel Barrel Truck is onboard the Malu Trojan, post fuel delivery to Ergon at Palm Island. ⛽⚓ 🏝

📸: Jamie B

18/08/2026

Another beautiful view on one of Sea Swift's many routes. ⛴
Here is the Albatross Bay, en route to Horn Island from Skardon River 🌅

04/08/2026

Training Drill | Here is a shot of our Staaten River Tug assisting in a helicopter rescue drill at sea 🚁

Address

41-45 Tingira Street
Cairns, QLD
4870

Telephone

+611800424422

Website

https://www.seaswift.com.au/

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