Media releases - 2010
Market sounding begins to seek input on capacity options at the
port - 19 August 2010
The Victorian Government previously
announced that it had asked PoMC to conduct a market sounding process and
to subsequently provide advice to it on options for the provision of
additional container capacity at the Port of Melbourne.
View the Market sounding begins to seek input on capacity options at
the port media release (PDF, 120kb)
Channel Deepening Project $248 million under budget - 27 July
2010
Premier John Brumby today announced Victoria's largest
marine infrastructure project had been completed $248 million under
budget, with latest figures also showing trade into the Port of Melbourne
had significantly increased.
View the Channel Deepening Project $248 million under budget
media release (PDF, 159 kb)
Port of Melbourne trade figures declare an end to the GFC -
27 July 2010
A strong trade surge in the second half of
financial year 2009-10 has seen total container trade through the Port of
Melbourne increase by 3.7% to 2.237 million TEU (twenty-foot
equivalent units) in the full year to 30 June, Port of Melbourne
Corporation (PoMC) announced today.
View the Port of Melbourne trade figures declare an end to the
GFC media release (PDF, 135kb)
Port tariffs revised to fund infrastructure - May
2010
Port of Melbourne Corporation today released to
customers its new Pricing Policy Statement for the period 2010 to
2015, together with the 2010-11 Reference Tariff Schedule for port fees
which will apply from 1 July 2010.
View the Port tariffs revised to fund infrastructure media
release (PDF, 125 kb)
Port records February trade surge - 29 March
2010
Boosted by strong growth in containers, total trade
through the Port of Melbourne has now drawn level with pre-GFC volumes,
down just 0.1% for the financial year to date, Port of Melbourne
Corporation announced today.
View the Port
records February trade surge media release (PDF, 120 kb)
Largest ever ship to dock in Melbourne visits port - 24 March
2010
The Premier John Brumby today welcomed the largest
container ship ever to berth at the Port of Melbourne, made possible by
the Channel Deepening Project.
View the Victorian Premier's Largest ever ship to dock in Melbourne visits
port media release (PDF, 23 kb)
Channel Deepening wins Australia's Infrastructure Project of
the Year - 11 March 2010
Port of Melbourne Corporation's
Channel Deepening Project beat strong competition to win the National
Infrastructure Award hosted by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA)
in Sydney last night.
View IPA's Channel Deepening wins Australia's Infrastructure
Project of the Year media release (PDF, 270 kb)
View the Minister for Roads and Ports' media
release
Exports drive Port of Melbourne trade improvement - 1 March
2010
Approaching pre GFC levels, total trade through the Port
of Melbourne increased 9.5%1 in January compared with the corresponding
month the previous year, Port of Melbourne Corporation announced today.
View the Exports drive Port of Melbourne trade
improvement media release (PDF, 147 kb)
December trade bounces back at the Port of Melbourne - 19
January 2010
A positive rebound in trade volumes saw total
trade through the Port of Melbourne in December 2009 increase 6.6% on the
corresponding month the previous year, Port of Melbourne Corporation
announced today.
View the December trade bounces back at the Port of Melbourne
media release (PDF, 124 kb)
Previous media releases from July 2003 to December 2009
may be viewed on the archive
page.
