and 50% by Brookfield’s Linx Cargo Care Group, following the sale of the Asciano group of companies in August 2016 (Asciano formed from the demerger of Toll Holdings in 2007). In 2008 the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) revoked Asciano's exclusive equipment contract with the Port of Geelong. The ACCC found that the compulsory use of Asciano cranes for dry bulk and fertiliser unloading was anti-competitive, and that the negative effects of the arrangement outweighed any productivity improvements derived from use of a single equipment type. Facilities Major piers in the Port of Geelong include: Cunningham Pier: opened as the Railway Pier in the mid-1850s, the pier was rebuilt in the late 1920s and renamed Cunningham Pier in 1929. Disused by the 1980s, it was later occupied by a Smorgy's restaurant. Currently used as a restaurant and social venue called 'The Pier'. Moorabool Street Wharf: located at the end of the street of the same name. Main terminal for bay steamers until the last one ceased running in 1942. Demolished in the 1950s. Yarra Street Pier. Destroyed by fire in 1988 and mostly removed, but has been the subject of a number of rebuilding proposals since. By the early 1900s, shipping traffic has increased and the existing piers in the city area were inadequate. As a result, new port developments were started in the North Geelong area. Corio Quay. Construction started in the 1900s, and the wharfs are still in use today for woodchip and bulk cargoes. As of 22 October 2022 Corio Quay will be the Victorian port for the Spirit of Tasmania. Grain Pier. Built to export grain from the adjacent grain elevators in 1937. Replaced by a newer pier to the north in the 1990s. Lascelles Wharf. Caters for general cargo, as well as minerals and fertiliser for the adjacent phosphate works. Refinery Pier. Opened by Shell in 1953 to cater for their nearby Geelong Oil Refinery. There are also a number of special purpose piers on Corio Bay: Point Henry Pier. Established by Alcoa at Point Henry for alumina ore imports for their former Point Henry smelter Point Wilson Pier. Established for the import of explosives that were then stored at the adjacent reserve. Cruise ship visits In addition to visits by the Spirit of Tasmania, Geelong also serves as a stop for cruise visits. See also List of ports in Australia References External links