Mixed response to extended Melbourne ECP hours
NewsThe larger of two empty container parks (ECPs) trialling extended opening hours in the Port of Melbourne has reported mixed results....
Melbourne ECPs open longer
NewsEmpty container parks in Melbourne controlled by Maersk and MSC have taken the lead in offering extended operating hours for shipping lines ...
Melbourne container park war of words continues
NewsThe decision by Maersk and MSC to fund extended hours at the MRS and CC Containers empty container parks (ECPs) in Melbourne has not diminis...
Melbourne ECP hours extended
NewsMost of Melbourne’s empty container parks (ECPs) will extend opening from nine to 12 hours a day under an agreement reached by a new multi...
Single VBS in Melbourne
NewsBoth container terminal operators at the Port of Melbourne are to move to a single vehicle booking service (VBS), opening the way for a port...
Melbourne seeks solution to empty container park mess
NewsWarring parties will come together in a series of working groups in an effort to resolve the increasingly-fraught issues surrounding Melbour...
Detention charges anger hauliers
NewsNew shipping line policies on detention charges for the late return of empty containers have raised Victorian Transport Association (VTA) co...
P&OP speeds up in Melbourne
NewsThe Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has reported that P&O Ports significantly improved truck turntimes at its West Swanson Dock contai...
VTA wants faster P&OP
NewsThe Victorian Transport Association (VTA), transport operators and P&O Ports are taking a joint approach to what operators claim are unaccep...