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The [[Port of Melbourne]] is Australia's largest container and general cargo port and also its busiest. In 2007, the port handled two million shipping containers in a 12 month period, making it one of the top five ports in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref name="pom"/> [[Station Pier]] in [[Port Phillip Bay]] handles [[cruise ships]] and the [[TT-Line Pty. Ltd.|Spirit of Tasmania]] ferries which cross [[Bass Strait]] to [[Tasmania]].<ref name="Tasy">{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/|title=Spirit of Tasmania&nbsp;— One of Australia's great journeys|publisher=TT-Line Company Pty Ltd|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref> Melbourne has [[List of airports in the Melbourne area|four airports]]. [[Melbourne Airport]] located at [[Tullamarine]] is the city's main international and domestic gateway. The airport is home base for passenger airlines [[Jetstar]] and [[Tiger Airways Australia]] and cargo airlines [[Australian air Express]] and [[Toll Priority]] and is a major hub for [[Qantas]] and [[Virgin Blue]]. [[Avalon Airport]], located between Melbourne and [[Geelong]], is a secondary hub of [[Jetstar]]. It is also used as a freight and maintenance facility. This makes Melbourne the only city in Australia to have a second commercial airport. [[Moorabbin Airport]] is a significant [[general aviation]] airport in the city's south east as well as handling a limited number of passenger flights. [[Essendon Airport]], which was once the city's main airport before the construction of the airport at Tullamarine, handles passenger flights, general aviation and some cargo flights.<ref name="EssendonAir">{{cite web|url=http://www.essendonairport.com.au/|title=Essendon Airport|publisher=Essendon Airport Pty Ltd |accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref>

 

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