The Port of Melbourne Corporation is the strategic manager with responsibility for the integrated development and management the land and water aspects of the port. The Corporation conducts hydrological surveys of the waters of the Port of Melbourne, plans and supervises contracts for dredging of the commercial properties and maintaining navigational shipping aids in the port, and creating the strategic plans for future commercial shipping in the Port of Melbourne.
The Port of Melbourne contains 34 commercial berths distributed among river wharves, five docks, Station Pier, and the Gellibrand Pier at Williamstown. The Port of Melbourne contains two international container terminals and multi-purpose berths that handle a variety of cargoes that include timber and vehicles.
The Port of Melbourne's specialized berths for dry cargoes handle cement, grain, sugar, fly ash and gypsum. The Port of Melbourne also has dedicated facilities for a variety of liquids, from molasses to crude oil and petrochemicals, using the latest handling methods. The berths at the Port of Melbourne's Station Pier service the Bass Strait passenger ferry, cruise shipping and visiting naval vessels. The Port of Melbourne Corporation operates common user facilities for general cargo, and private operators run the main facilities for freight.
The Port of Melbourne contains 101 thousand hectares of maritime jurisdiction, 510 hectares of land for development, and 81 kilometers (50 miles) of havigable channels. Contributing about $2.5 billion to Australia's economy each year, the Port of Melbourne accounts for over 13,700 jobs and almost 25% of the nation's international seaborne trade. Cargo handling and shipping-related activities are carried out by 35 major tenants in the Port of Melbourne. The Port of Melbourne Corporation employs 177 permanent, 54 temporary, and 15 contract employees.
The Port of Melbourne is the trade hub for southeast Australia with an area of influence including four states: Tasmania, Victoria, and parts of New South Wales and South Australia. The Port of Melbourne is the mainland port for Tasmania, linking the state to international and domestic markets. The Port of Melbourne is connected by road and rail to South Australia, New South Wales, and Australia's east cost and the majority of the country's population.
The Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC)owns all of the land within the boundaries. The Government of Victoria owns the channels, licensing channel management to the Port of Melbourne Corporation. The PoMC owns and provides navigation aids and rail tracks, roads, and water and power services. Private operators provide rail services. The private sector provides container stevedoring services and dedicated loading and unloading services. Private companies also provide pilotage and towage services within the Port of Melbourne. The Port of Melbourne Corporation's Harbor Master controls all commercial shipping movements and recreational boating.
The Port of Melbourne Corporation provides channel services that include 24-hour commercial shipping control, coordination of pilot and towing services, hydrological surveys, supervision of all maintenance dredging for channels and berths, coordination of first response for port emergencies, and strategic planning. The Port of Melbourne's Geelong Channel is managed by the Victorian Regional Channels Authority, and the Portland and Hastings channels are operated under agreements between the Victoria Regional Channels Authority and the mangers of the Ports of Hastings and Portland.
Looking to the future, the Port of Melbourne Corporation has identified five major goals to ensure a balanced sustainable approach to port development and management. These goals include assuring efficient high-quality and competitive facilities and services, integrating port and land transport systems, facilitating and expanding trade and trade-related business, supporting sustainable business performance, and promoting shared port-city sustainable growth and prosperity.
The Port of Melbourne Corporation is dedicated to maintaining efficient and effective port operations. With extensive involvement in the Port of Melbourne's day-to-day operations and the port's development, the Port of Melbourne Corporation delivers a range of services. The Port of Melbourne Corporation provides high-quality specialized berths and storage facilities for cargo and passenger vessels. It assures adequate channel depths within the port. The Port of Melbourne Corporation assures safe and efficient navigation and shipping within the port. It provides and manages dependable road, rail, and transportation infrastructure within the Port of Melbourne.
The Port of Melbourne Corporation plans and facilitates connectivity between the port and inland transportation systems. Other value-added services offered by the Port of Melbourne include trade development, customizing port facilities, and providing logistics advice. The Port of Melbourne Corporation oversees the implementation of the port's Maritime Security Plan and the Joint Maritime Security Plan with the TT-Line. The Port of Melbourne Corporation also assures the integrated management of environmental risks and port safety. It works with the community to support community activities and education.
In the 2010-2011 shipping season, the Port of Melbourne handled a record 79.7 million revenue tons of cargo, including container throughput of almost 2.4 million TEUs. The Port of Melbourne was visited by 3,376 ships including 36 cruise ships. The Port of Melbourne received 33.6 million revenue tons of overseas imports and dispatched 23.5 million revenue tons of overseas exports. Coastal imports of 11.2 million revenue tons and coastal exports of 11.3 million revenue tons were handled in the Port of Melbourne in the 2010-2011 shipping season.
Containerized cargoes through the Port of Melbourne included 1.9 million TEUs of full containers and 496 thousand empty TEUs. During the Port of Melbourne's 2010-2011 shipping season, containerized exports were dominated by manufactures, cereal grains, dairy products, beverages, paperboard and fiberboard, stockfeed, paper and newsprint, fruits and vegetables, pulp and wastepaper, and meat. The top containerized imports entering the Port of Melbourne included various manufactures, electrical equipment, furniture, fruits and vegetables, paper and newsprint, clothing, machinery, vehicle parts, metal manufactures, and rubber manufactures.
Non-container trade in the Port of Melbourne in the 2010-2011 shipping season accounted for 22.1 million revenue tons, including 15.7 million revenue tons of imports and 6.4 million revenue tons of exports. Non-containerized imports were dominated by motor vehicles, crude oil, cement, petroleum products, and transport equipment. Non-container exports were dominated by motor vehicles, passenger vehicles, various manufactures, cereal grains, and petroleum products.
The Port of Melbourne experienced growth in the volume of liquid bulk trade in the 2010-2011 shipping season, amounting to 5.2 million revenue tons. The main reason for the increase was in exports of petroleum products and imports of crude oil through the Port of Melbourne.
Dry bulk cargoes of 3.5 million revenue tons moved through the Port of Melbourne in the 2010-2011 shipping season. This included imports dominated by cement, gypsum, and sugar and exports dominated by wheat, barley, and scrap metal.
As in prior years, China was the main export market for containerized cargoes leaving the Port of Melbourne in the 2010-2011 shipping season. Other major trade partners receiving exports from the Port of Melbourne included New Zealand, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Indoesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand.
Coastal trade of 22.6 million revenue tons represented 28% of all Port of Melbourne trade in the 2010-2011 shipping season. Cargoes moving to and from Tasmania made up the majority of coastal trade that totalled 17.2 million revenue tons. Mainland coastal trade of 5.4 million revenue tons was dominated by containerinzed cargo.
The Port of Melbourne's Station Pier welcomed 36 cruise ships in the 2010-2011 shipping season. The highlight of the season was the arrival of Cunard's Queen Elizabeth on her maiden round-the-world trip.
- Container terminals
The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia. Some 3200 ships call at the Port of Melbourne each year. The port handles about 38% of the container trade in the country, serving 42 container shipping lines and many general cargo carriers. Services in the Port of Melbourne are provided through long-term leases between private sector companies and the Port of Melbourne Corporation.
The Port of Melbourne's Swanson Dock East is operated by Patrick Container Ports (Patrick) on a 24-hour, seven-days-per-week basis. Covering 40 hectares and containing four berths, the Swanson Dock East is 885 meters (2903.5 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 13.1 meters (43 feet) and maximum draught of 12.1 meters (39.7 feet). This Port of Melbourne facility is equipped with eight cranes, including three post-Panamax cranes. These include one 80-ton, two 70-ton, one 50-ton, and four 45-ton cranes. The terminal also has 42 straddle carriers. The Port of Melbourne's Swanson Dock East terminal has capacity to store 6500 TEUs, and it has 1004 reefer plugs. It has rail sidings totaling 640 meters (2100 feet) with capacity for 189 TEUs.
DP World provides stevedoring facilities at the 34-hectare Swanson Dock West in the Port of Melbourne. DP World operates seven days a week and offers all services to ships that berth at the Swanson Dock West including bunkering via barge, fresh water, ship repairs, and ship surveys.
The four berths at the Port of Melbourne's Swanson Dock West total 944 meters (3097 feet) in length with maximum alongside depth of 13.1 meters (43 feet) and maximum draught of 12.1 meters (39.7 feet). The Swanson Dock West in the Port of Melbourne has eight portainer cranes, including three post-Panamax cranes. These cranes include one 100-ton, one 80-ton, two 65-ton, one 55-ton, two 53-ton, and one 40-ton crane. The terminal also has 48 straddle carriers and storage capacity for 3917 TEUs with 778 reefer plugs. Rail siding is 510 meters (1673 feet) with capacity for 80 TEUs.
The Port of Melbourne's 36.2-hectare Webb Dock East offers capacity for 700 containers. Operated by Patrick Stevedoring, the facility has three berths. Berth 3 is 210 meters (689 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 10 meters (32 feet) and maximum draught of 9.4 meters (30.8 feet). Berths 4 and 5 total 530 meters (1739 feet) and have maximum alongside depth of 12.5 meters (41 feet) and maximum draught of 11.9 meters (39 feet). Shed area at Berths 3 and 4 totals 18 thousand square meters (4.4 acres) in the Port of Melbourne.
The Webb Dock East in the Port of Melbourne has two container cranes that include a 40-ton portainer crane and a 50-ton mobile slewing crane, and it has 80 reefer plugs. The Port of Melbourne's Web Dock East also handles roll-on/roll-off cargoes, timber, wood pulp, newsprint, and project cargo. Internal transfer vehicles at the Port of Melbourne's Web Dock East include eight prime movers and four ramp runners. The Webb Dock East is equipped with ten 28- to 35-ton forklifts and fifteen two- to 20-ton forklifts.
At the multi-purpose Victoria Dock in the Port of Melbourne, Distripark offers a variety of services that include warehousing, container packing/unpacking, open storage, access to road and rail transport, and customs services. Storage capacity at the Victoria Dock includes a 5800-meter (1.4-acre) cargo shed, 17.5 thousand square meters (4.3 acres) of warehouse and office space, three thousand TEU container ground slots, and 20 reefer plugs. This Port of Melbourne facility has 2.2 hectares of heavy pavement alongside rails and 1.2 hectares of light-weight pavement. Rail facilities include two 630-meter (2067-foot) dual gauge lines with capacity for 160 TEUs and one run-around.
The Port of Melbourne has container services supplied by independent container park operators that offer container storage, container repair and maintenance, and receipt and delivery of empty containers. Allied Container Services Pty Limited has a 12.14 hectare facility with ground slot capacity for eight thousand TEUs including 240 reefer slots. CC Containers Pty Limited has an 8.49-hectare facility with capacity for ten thousand TEUs including 150 reefer slots and two generators.
Chalmers Industries Pty Limited has a 10.9-hectare Port of Melbourne facility with capacity for 8500 TEUs including 60 reefer plugs and 80 trucks offering transport services. Container Logistics has a 2.26 hectare facility with capacity for two thousand TEUs including 40 reefer plugs. CPC Logistics has a 6.07-hectare facility in the Port of Melbourne with capacity for 4500 TEUs including 35 reefer plugs. Melbourne Container Park has a 5.67-hectare facility with capacity for 4500 TEUs including 35 reefer plugs, and Melbourne Reefer Services has a 4.4-hectare facility with capacity for 3500 TEUs including 70 reefer plugs.
The 9.9-hectare Patrick Coode Park in the Port of Melbourne has capacity for 11 thousand TEUs with 150 reefer plugs and offers transport services through Patrick and Toll Shipping. Port Melbourne Containers Pty Limited has a 3.88-hectare facility with capacity for 5500 TEUs including 40 reefer plugs. The 6.47-hectare Victorian Container Management Pty Limited facility in the Port of Melbourne has capacity for 6500 TEUs including 60 reefer plugs, and it offers transport services through third party contractor Air Sea and Land Transport.
- Bulk and breakbulk terminals
Westgate Ports operates the 17.1-hectare multi-purpose Victoria Dock Precinct in the Port of Melbourne. The 2.5-hectare 24 Victoria Dock facility is dedicated to loading/unloading of general cargo vessels, lay-up, and repair services. Berth 24 is 315 meters (1033.5 feet) long and has maximum alongside depth of 9 meters (29.5 feet) and maximum draught of 8.4 meters (27.6 feet). The cargo shed covers 5400 square meters (1.3 acres) in the Port of Melbourne.
The Appleton Dock in the Port of Melbourne is operated by P&O Automotive & General Stevedoring (POAGS) to handle steel, timber, and project cargo. The Port of Melbourne's six-hectare Appleton Dock has three berths with total length of 584 meters (1916 feet) with maximum alongside depth of 10.7 meters (35.1 feet) and maximum draught of 10.1 meters (33.1 feet). The total shed area at the Port of Melbourne's Appleton Dock is 24 thousand square meters (almost six acres). The Appleton Dock is equipped with 12 30.5-ton forklifts and two Mafi trailers. The terminal also has container ground slots for 900 TEUs and 72 reefer plugs.
The Appleton Dock, Berth F, in the Port of Melbourne is a common user facility handling grain. The berth is 263 meters (263 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) and maximum draught of 10.8 meters (35.4 feet).
The South Wharf at the Port of Melbourne offers seven berths with total length of 914 meters and alongside depths from 9.4 to 11.6 meters. Handling bulk cement, Wharf 26 is 266 meters long and can accommodate vessels to 215 meters long with maximum draft of 10.4 meters. South Wharves 27, 28, and 29 are each 146 meters long and can accommodate vessels to 215 meters in length with maximum draft of 8.8 meters. South Wharves 28 and 29 are common user berths in the Port of Melbourne. Wharf 28 handles bulk cement, and Wharf 29 handles direct-to-road transport cargoes only. Wharves 30 and 31 are used only by tug boats. South Wharf 33 contains two cement terminals and a common user berth of 210 meters in length that can accommodate vessels to 185 meters long with maximum draft of 11 meters.
The berth at the Port of Melbourne's Yarraville Dock specializes in bulk cargoes. Yarraville Berth 5, handling sugar and gypsum, is 148 meters (485.6 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 10.2 meters (33.5 feet) and maximum draught of 8.8 meters (28.9 feet). The Port of Melbourne's Yarraville 28 South Wharf Berth 26, handling cement and fly-ash, is 266 meters (873 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 11 meters (36.1 feet) and maximum draught of 10.4 meters (34.1 feet). Berth 6 at the Yarraville terminal in the Port of Melbourne, specializing in meals and fertilizers, is 205 meters (672.6 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) and maximum draught of 9.6 meters (31.5 feet). Handling fly-ash and slag, the Port of Melbourne's Yarraville South Wharf Berth 33 is 210 meters (689 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 11.6 meters (38.1 feet) and maximum draught of 11 meters (36.1 feet).
The Port of Melbourne's Webb Dock East No. 2 is operated by coastal operator SeaRoad Shipping. Serving the Bass Strait. The terminal handles a variety of cargoes that include livestock, general and refrigerated containers, general cargo, and vehicles. The 7.5-hectare terminal serves Berth 2 at the Webb Dock East. Berth 2 is 150 meters (492 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 7 meters (23 feet) and maximum draft of 6.4 meters (21 feet).
Vessels move between the Port of Melbourne's Webb Dock East No. 2 and Devonport six days a week and between the Port of Melbourne and King Island once a week. SeaRoad Shipping works with its partners to offer warehouses in Devonport, Hobart, Bell Bay, and the Port of Melbourne. Bass Strait customers also get on-forwarding and transport services here.
- Oil / Liquid terminals
The Port of Melbourne's Marlbymong 1 Dock houses the common user bulk liquid terminal and is dedicated for nighttime arrivals of vessels up to 180 meters (590.5 feet) long with maximum draft of 9.4 meters (30.8 feet). The Holden Dock houses the Port of Melbourne's oil terminal and can accommodate vessels to 200 meters (656 feet) long with maximum draft of 12.1 meters (39.7 feet).
The Gellibrand Pier in the Port of Melbourne serves the oil terminal has two berths. The Gellibrand Pier is 250 meters (820 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 14.6 meters (47.9 feet) and maximum draught of 14 meters (45.9 feet).
- Ro/Ro terminals
The Port of Melbourne's 35.2-hectare Web Dock East is operated by Patrick Stevedoring and supports Pure Car/Truck Car Carrier and Large Car/Truck Carrier vessels that carry wheeled machinery, buses, trucks, and cars. Patrick offers pre-delivery inspections and AQIS wash bay facilities at this Port of Melbourne terminal. Berth 3 at the Web Dock East in the Port of Melbourne is 210 meters (689 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and maximum draught of 9.4 meters (30.8 feet). Berths 4 and 5 at the Port of Melbourne's Web Dock East total 530 meters (1739 feet) in length and offer maximum alongside depth of 12.5 meters (41 feet) and maximum draught of 11.9 meters (39 feet). The shed area at Berths 3 and 4 totals 18 thousand square meters (4.4 acres).
The Port of Melbourne's Webb Dock West is operated by Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) to handle import and export of motor vehicles. AAT is an automotive industry specialist and offers total logistics solutions. They offer short-term storage, compound management, pre-delivery service, and multi-modal distribution. The Port of Melbourne's Webb Dock West terminal covers an area of 22.9 hectares with capacity for 7500 vehicles. The terminal is also a multi-modal user facility for stevedores and pre-delivery inspection operators.
Berth 2 at the Webb Dock West in the Port of Melbourne is 240 meters (787 feet) long and has maximum alongside depth of 9.1 meters (29.9 feet) and maximum draught of 8.5 meters (27.9 feet). The terminal has open storage capacity for six thousand cars and under-hail mesh storage capacity for 3400 cars.
Patrick Stevedoring operates the Port of Melbourne's 35.2-hectare Webb Dock East motor vehicle facility servicing vehicles for both import and export. It has direct access to Car Compounds of Australia and TDG Autocare for on-wharf vehicle processing and pre-delivery inspections. Berth 3 at the Webb Dock East in the Port of Melbourne motor vehicle facility is 210 meters (689 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet) and maximum draught of 9.4 meters (30.8 feet). Berths 4 and 5 are a total 530 meter (1739 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 12.5 meters (41 feet) and maximum draught of 11.9 meters (39 feet). Shed area at Berths 3 and 4 covers 18 thousand square meters (4.4 acres). This Port of Melbourne terminal has open storage with capacity for nine thousand cars and under-hail mesh capacity for 3500 cars.
SeaRoad Shipping operates two roll-on/roll-off vessels in Bass Strait serving coastal traffic in the Port of Melbourne. The 7200 metric ton MV Searoad Tamar is 149.9 meters (492 feet) long and has a draught of 6.6 meters (21.7 feet). The 3508 metric ton MV Searoad Mersey is 119.3 meters (391 feet) long with a draught of 5.5 meters (18 feet).
Toll Shipping operates Webb Dock East No. 1 to serve Bass Strait and coastal operators in the Port of Melbourne. Operating between Burnie and the Port of Melbourne, Toll Shipping has two purpose-built roll-on/roll-off vessels and freight depots that operate two-way service across the Bass Strait six days a week. This Port of Melbourne facility is equipped with roll-on/roll-off cargo-handling technology, and it handles cargoes that include containers, road trailers, heavy lifts and industrial mobiles, trucks, cars, and light commercial vehicles.
Berth 1 at the 7-hectare Webb Dock East No. 1 in the Port of Melbourne is 210 meters (689 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 7 meters (23 feet) and maximum draught of 6.4 meters (21 feet). Toll Shipping operates two roll-on/roll-off vessels carrying containers and break bulk cargoes. The MV Tasman Achiever and the MV Victorian Reliance are 11,326 metric ton vessels, and each is 184.6 meters (605.6 feet) long with draught of 6.3 meters (20.7 feet).
- Cruise terminals
In 1854, the Railway Pier opened in the Port of Melbourne to serve arriving settlers and gold prospectors. The original pier was extended to 661 meters in 1861, but by the turn of the century, it could not accommodate the larger steamships that called at port. When it was extended a second time, it was renamed Station Pier. Today, the Port of Melbourne's Station Pier and gatehouse are recognized as sites of significant heritage and cultural importance.
The first group of troops engaged in the South Africa Boer War departed from the Station Pier in 1899. In 1914, ships carrying troops, supplies, and horses left from the Port of Melbourne's Station Pier to join World War I fighting, and military hospital ships came to Station Pier after their war duty. During World War II, many Allied troops embarked at Station Pier for duty in the Middle East, Great Britain, and Singapore.
The Port of Melbourne's Station Pier is the State of Victoria's major sea passenger terminal. It handles cruise vessels, navy ships, and tall ships. Station Pier is also the mainland terminal for the Spirit of Tasmania and its daily service for passengers, freight, and vehicles between the Port of Melbourne and the Port of Devonport, Tasmania. The Station Pier has four operating berths and vehicle access through a central roadway. It includes two terminal buildings.
The Station Pier's wharf is a total 933 meters (3061 feet) long with maximum alongside depth of 10.9 meters (35.8 feet) and maximum vessel draft of 10.3 meters (33.8 feet). The Port of Melbourne's Inner East Berth serving the Spirit of Tasmania is 200 meters (656 feet) long and can accommodate vessels to 195 meters (639.8 feet) long with maximum draft of 10.3 meters (33.8 feet).
Serving the Port of Melbourne's Cruise Ship Terminal, The Outer East and Outer West berths serve cruise ships and are 223 and 305 meters (731.6 and 1001 feet) long, respectively. Station Pier Inner West can accommodate cruise vessels to 105 meters (344.5 feet) long with maximum draft of 7.4 meters (24.3 feet), and Station Pier Outer West accommodates vessels to 350 meters (1148 feet) long with maximum draft of 10.3 meters (33.8 feet). Also serving the cruise ship terminal, Station Pier Outer East in the Port of Melbourne is 223 meters (731.6 feet) long and can accommodate vessels to 240 meters (787.4 feet) long with maximum draft of 10.3 meters (33.8 feet).
TT-Line is home to the Spirit of Tasmania, and it offers ferry service between Devonport's Esplanade and the Port of Melbourne's Station Pier. The TT-Line's two ships cater to passengers and their vehicles. The vessels cruise at 27 knots (50 kilometers/hour or 31 miles/hour) to cross the 429 kilometer (267 mile) passage from the Port of Melbourne to Devonport across Bass Strait.
- Tug boat operators
Two towage providers operate within the Port of Melbourne: Svitzer Australia and P B Towage. All tugs must be ordered through Harbour Control. Svitzer Australia has a fleet of as many as five ocean-going salvage and harbor tugs that include omni-directional and twin-screw tugs with bollard pulls from 42 to 63 tons. Their base is adjacent to the Swanson and Appleton Dock Berths at South Wharf No. 30 in the River Yarra. P B Towage has two omni-directional z-drive tugs based at the Port of Melbourne's South Wharf Berth 31.
- Rail and intermodal connections
Pacific National is the largest interstate rail freight carrier in Australia, and it operates a nationwide network. With more than 300 services a week, Pacific National operates dedicated services for shipping lines moving in the Port of Melbourne-Adelaide corridor.
P&O Terminals Australia (POTA) has two important facilities in the Port of Melbourne and an intermodal hub at its Somerton Intermodal Terminal. The Port of Melbourne's West Swanson Intermodal Terminal is a multi-modal rail facility that integrates landside logistics with stevedoring operations across the Port of Melbourne. Included in POTA's services are rail freight, packing and unpacking, reefer storage, fumigation, AQIS inspection, and a washbay. POTA handles local, regional, and interstate rail services for importers and exporters with nationally-accredited rail carriers.
Located in Somerton, Victoria, P&O Trans Somerton Intermodal Terminal is 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) north of the Port of Melbourne. The terminal offers container storage and over 700 meters (2297 feet) of broad and standard gauge rail tracks.
Wilmmera Container Lines (WCL) is located in Horsham about 300 kilometers (186 miles) west of the Port of Melbourne. The facility offers road and rail transport services and container storage. Wilmmera Container Lines also operates the state-wide Victoria parcel service. At Boort, WCL has a smaller site that handles operations to and from the Port of Melbourne.
Wakefield Transport and Iron Horse Intermodal Transport Merbein is located in Australia's Sunraysia region. The facility offers a wide range of services that include road and rail transport, container storage, warehousing, and complete cold chain management. The service offers daily transport to the Port of Melbourne.
EL Zorro Transport Pty Limited is an independent rail operator providing niche services in Williamstown North. Operating since 1999, EL Zorro provides grain-haul rail services across Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia. It also provides intermodal transport for exporters in Victoria and infrastructure maintenance services.
QR National Intermodal's rail operation offers logistics solutions over a nationwide rail-based transport network that includes more than 50 freight distribution centers in the Port of Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth. QR National Intermodal offers delivery to retail outlets as well as freight consolidation, material handling, refrigeration, repackaging, storage, and warehousing services.
- Port services
Security for the Port of Melbourne is regulated under the Maritime Transport & Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 and the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government's Office of Transport Security. The Port of Melbourne Corporation is responsible for protecting the port's economic infrastructure, including the shipping channels, in order to prevent and mitigate security risks that threaten commercial shipping within the Port of Melbourne. PoMC achieves this through extensive monitoring, patrolling, and reporting through ISS Security as well as close working relationships with state and national law enforcement agencies.
Australia's sea border is managed by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs). Acting on behalf of government agencies, Customs within the Port of Melbourne conducts immigration checks, and customs officers are designated law enforcement officers.
Pilotage is required for all vessels over 35 meters (114.8 feet) LOA that move into or out of the Port of Melbourne, excluding some coastal vessels. Port Phillip Sea Pilots Pty Limited provides pilotage services at the Port of Melbourne around the clock all year. Pilots must be notified 24 hours in advance of arrival at the Port of Melbourne and at least three hours in advance for departure from the Port of Melbourne.
Patrick Port Logistics operates in the Port of Melbourne as a link between the company's road, rail, and stevedoring services. The service manages movement of imports and exports between the wharves, container parks, and inland terminals. Container movements are monitored at all times by computer. Patrick Port Logistics serves the needs of importers and exporters as well as major shipping lines and regional centers. The service manages the direct transfer of cargo to/from ships at the Port of Melbourne's Swanson Dock East and other wharves and between the rail head to/from the container parks. Patrick also manages road pick-ups and deliveries to/from regional areas. In addition, Patrick provides warehousing and storage in regional areas and manages reefer and hazardous consignments. It also provides on-train power for reefers.
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