VICT reaches 5 million TEU
NewsVictoria International Container Terminal, ICTSI’s fully automated container handling facility at the Port of Melbourne, has reached five million TEU.
Swanson rethink urged…
Peak shipowner body Shipping Australia Ltd (SAL) has called for a major rethink of the Port of Melbourne Corporation (POMC)’s plans to extend East and West Swanson Dock, saying the likely influx of 4,000 TEU ships after channel deepening may render the facilities inadequate.
The SAL move came as something of a surprise to the POMC, which had just completed a detailed briefing for industry members in Sydney, and to the Victorian Government, which reinforced its commitment to channel deepening in the recent state budget and has been pushing for federal funding for the development of the Swanson/Dynon port/rail precinct.
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