▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁features ▁Loc ated ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁W oll ong ong ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Port ▁K emb la , ▁the ▁har bour ▁of ▁Port ▁K emb la ▁compr ises ▁a ▁ ▁body ▁of ▁water ▁with ▁a ▁surface ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁d red ged ▁average ▁depth ▁of ▁ ▁drawn ▁from ▁a ▁catch ment ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁port ▁of ▁Port ▁K emb la ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁coal ▁from ▁the ▁mines ▁of ▁the ▁Il la war ra ▁region . ▁D ivers ification ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁facilities ▁during ▁the ▁late - 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁since , ▁has ▁seen ▁the ▁port ▁to ▁include ▁general ▁and ▁break ▁bulk ▁cargo es , ▁containers ▁and ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁imports , ▁and ▁bulk ▁gra in ▁exports . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁rest s ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁federal , ▁state , ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁ag encies ▁including ▁the ▁Australian ▁Mar itime ▁Saf ety ▁Author ity , ▁the ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁Author ity , ▁and ▁W oll ong ong ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁ ▁Out er ▁Har bour ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Port ▁K emb la ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁further ▁development ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁port ▁for ▁the ▁Il la war ra ▁region . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁first ▁an ▁eastern