Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia. It currently handles approximately 37% of Australia’s trade in containers. The port has more than forty shipping lines which make about 3100 ship calls every year. The port provides shipping services to major ports all over the world. The port is made up of 34 berths at five different docks, two major piers and river wharves. The ports purpose built international container terminals handle a variety of cargoes including motor vehicles, consumer goods, various materials and agricultural goods. The port on average handles over $1.8billion worth of cargo. The ports logistics network extends across south eastern Australia. The port offers access to the State’s major road and rail networks for further logistics requirements. The Dynon Port Rail Link provides 24 hour rail access for containers arriving or need to be transported to the port. The port provides access to South Australia, Western Australia, regional NSW and all across the east coast of mainland Australia.
The port provides 24 hour commercial shipping control, quarantine and customs services, provision and maintenance of navigational aids for commercial shipping and strategic planning for the future of commercial shipping needs. The port also provides a crucial service for the transfer of containers between the sea and land. The Port of Melbourne manages port activities in order to facilitate the effective landside movement of cargo for owners and operators of Container Company’s.
The Port of Melbourne provides a variety of container logistics services including: * Shipping * Pilotage * Towing and lines services * Stevedores * Bulk liquid facilities * Empty Container Parks * Customs Brokers * Freight Forwarders * Customs and border protection services * Quarantine
These services are important for Melbourne/Australia as they provide access to both incoming and outgoing resources with an efficiently managed logistics operations service. The port provides both incoming and outbound logistics services to local industry as well as the foreign. There are a number of operators using the Port of Melbourne, from road to rail to ocean services. The port manages the supply chain with efficient facilitation of planning, implementation and controls of the flow of a variety of goods into in and out of Australia. The port is important to Australia is it not only supplies me cargo logistics, but people moving services as well. The Port is responsible for around 100000 passengers and crew into Melbourne each year. The port is constantly trying to facilitate more efficient and effective logistics services and are constantly expanding, implementing new technologies and re training staff.