Port of Melbourne sees increase in February container volumes compared to previous year
NewsCommodities such as furniture, machinery, domestic appliances, and paperboard witnessed substantial increases in import volumes....
Melbourne hosts biggest ship to date
NewsThe Port of Melbourne has received a call from CMA CGM URAL with a maximum intake of 10,622 TEU and maximum on-deck stacking of 12-high...
New inland port for Melbourne
NewsDP World Australia and Austrak have announced a new inland port development that will link Melbourne to Somerton by rail....
Melbourne’s privatisation pains
NewsThe Victoria state government has embraced concessions and long-term leases to the private sector as a way to fund infrastructure developmen...
Three in for Melbourne
NewsChina Merchantsā€™ bid to secure the 50-year lease for the Port of Melbourne is shaping up as an important test of Australiaā€™s willingness...
Melbourne sale is on
NewsA political compromise in the State of Victoria, Australia has been reached, allowing the lease of the Port of Melbourne to proceed....
Melbourne port sale challenged
NewsAn Australian Upper House parliamentary inquiry into the proposed sale of a long-term lease of the Port of Melbourne has called into questio...
Melbourne stalemate
NewsThe stand-off between the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) and DP World Australia (DPWA) over a proposed 767% rent rise is continuing, d...
Auto chain shifts up a gear
NewsAutomotive logistics is getting more complicated, with automakers increasingly relying on shipping to support their global production strate...
ACCC to tackle Melbourne rent rises?
NewsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking new powers to intervene in national ports following a push by the Port ...
Melbourne port plans upended
NewsThere will be a re-think of the successor to the port of Melbourne and possible changes to the proposed sale of a lease of the existing port...
Melbourne loses out to Sydney
NewsIncreased charges at the port of Melbourne are starting to take their toll, with a major shipper and its logistics provider shifting busines...
Melbourne to be sold in 2015…
NewsExpressions of Interest in the sale of the Port of Melbourne will be invited early next year, with the Victorian Government deciding to offe...
WWL gets all clear for Webb
NewsIn a move symptomatic of regulatory hurdles now facing port investors, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given i...