The IMO-adopted two-way route extends from the western end of Torres Strait, through the Prince of Wales Channel, the Great Barrier Reef Inner Route and terminates at the southern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) chief executive Mick Kinley said this will not change the way ships currently navigate in the region, but simply formalises the routes that have been in existence since the 1980s.
