The latest port development strategies were prepared by relevant port managers in Victoria before 31 December 2018 and will be updated at intervals of five years thereafter.
Links to publicly released port development strategies are listed below:
Port of Hastings(opens in a new window)
Port of Geelong(opens in a new window)
Port of Melbourne(opens in a new window)
Port of Portland(opens in a new window)
Strategies were prepared in line the ministerial guidelines and focused on trade projections, land and infrastructure requirements, and transport requirements.
Port of Melbourne 2050 Port Development Strategy
The Port of Melbourne (opens in a new window)contributes 19,600 jobs and $6 billion to the Victorian economy annually.
The Port of Melbourne’s 2050 Ports Development Strategy outlines the major transformation underway to make sure we can move large volumes of freight as efficiently as possible and other projects and plans to improve capacity at the port and respond to the needs of a growing state.
The Victorian Government has approved plans for the Port of Melbourne’s $125 million Port Rail Transformation Project that will get more freight onto rail, take trucks off local roads and cut costs for regional exporters.
The Victorian and Australian Governments are also investing in the $58 million Port Rail Shuttle that will transform the way freight moves around Melbourne, reduce trucks in the city, remove congestion at the port and improve costs for exporters.
Several other transformational projects are underway to meet demand and improve efficiency and productivity at the Port of Melbourne.
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