Port of Melbourne has completed enhancements at Appleton Dock which consisted of upgrading the dock's rail interface and cargo-handling infrastructure to be able to handle dry bulk commodities alongside its existing general cargo operations. This project, which was carried out with Qube, Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT)...
Australia's Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has signed a 26-year extension to its existing contract with the Port of Melbourne to operate and manage the port's Webb Dock East terminal. The lease extension, from 2040 to 2066, comes amidst VICT's current US$165 million expansion of its...
The volume of container trade at the Port of Melbourne has risen slightly for the September 2025 quarter compared to the same period in 2024, with transhipments and empty container trade the biggest two contributors to this increase. Total container trade reached 871,000 TEU for the...
Australia's largest port container, The Port of Melbourne has partnered with the world's largest port container, the Port of Shanghai, in a bid to establish a Green Shipping Corridor between the two locations. The two parties will collaborate with industry partners to reduce the environmental impact...
Recent statistics released by the Port of Melbourne have confirmed that 2024 was a record-breaking year for the port, with the highest annual container trade volume ever recorded at the site, reaching a total of 3.396 million TEUs, up nine per cent on 2023. The growth...
The Port of Melbourne has signed a new renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) as it progresses along its path to sustainability via the usage of renewable energy. As of 1st July 2024, the Port of Melbourne now obtains over 60% of its electricity needs from renewable...