As Australia’s largest general cargo and container port, the Port of Melbourne is a vital trading gateway for south-eastern Australia, facilitating more than one third of the nation’s container trade and enabling economic activity in the region.
We manage 505 hectares of land stretching from Williamstown in the west around Port Phillip Bay to Port Melbourne in the east. We also manage 52 kilometres of commercial shipping channels within Port Phillip Bay and the Yarra River.
Under a long-term lease from the Victorian Government, we are responsible for maintaining and developing these lands, waters, port facilities and associated infrastructure. The berths, wharves, terminals, and trade handling facilities are used by tenants, port users and other private businesses who largely undertake the port’s daily operations, including the provision of cargo shipping, stevedoring, pilotage, towage, and road and rail transport services.