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2026
- January 2026
2055 Port Development Strategy | 2025 Sustainability Report | The M4 West Gate Tunnel is Now Open | No-Truck Zones Now in Place on Inner-West Roads | Port Of Melbourne is Almost Halfway Through Delivering Our $21 Million Dollar Roads Program | Continuing to Deliver Swanson Dock West Remediation Works | Call For Registrations of Interest: Potential Support for Rail Import Volumes | Port of Melbourne Reaffirms Commitment to Reconciliation | Remix Raingardens: A Collaboration with FB IDEAs and the University of Melbourne
2025
- November 2025
Port Development Strategy Nears Publication | Port of Melbourne Maintains Industry-Leading Performance in Global Sustainability Benchmark | West Gate Tunnel Readiness Update | Road Safety on Footscray Road/Dock Link Road | Beacon Pile Replacement Program Progresses Ahead of Schedule | Appleton Dock Remediation Nears Completion | Sustainable Port Operations: Collaboration with Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas | Port of Melbourne Partners with Port of Shanghai with Aim to Advance Green Shipping Corridor
- September 2025
Submission of Penultimate Draft 2055 PDS to Ports Victoria | Upcoming Land for Lease via Request for Proposal | Swanson Dock West Remediation | West Gate Tunnel Project Progress | Victorian Freight Plan 2025–2030 and National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and Action Plan 2025 | Victoria’s China Strategy: For a New Golden Era | Tasmanian Export Awards | Industry Boat Tour | Port Education Program: Where Industry and Community Meet | Public Boat Tours - July 2025
Safety Works Continue Throughout Port Phillip Bay – Beacon Pile Replacement Program | Maritime Projects – Mid-Year Stakeholder Update | Refresh of the 2020 Container Logistics Chain Study | 10th Port Authorities Roundtable | The Sister Ports Conference 2025 | Maritime Industry Australia 5th Maritime Decarbonisation Summit | Port of Melbourne Extends Partnership With Williamstown FC | Australian Logistics Council’s Wayfinder: Supply Chain Careers for Women
- May 2025
Major Project Progress and Milestones Achieved | 2025-26 Reference Tariff Schedule and Tariff Compliance Statement | Draft 2055 Port Development Strategy Released for Public Engagement | Feasibility Study on Low Carbon Methanol Bunkering | VCCI and Melbourne Press Club State Budget Lunch | Property Council of Australia’s Addressing Victoria’s Industrial Future Breakfast | South East Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) Expo
- March 2025
Port of Melbourne Achieves Highest Container Throughput on Record | Upcoming Dredging Campaign | Port Wide Security – CCTV Project | Expressions of Interest for 221 Whitehall Street & 2 Somerville Road | Tenancy Customer Charter – Annual Reporting 2024 | Boskalis Appointed as Port of Melbourne’s Dredging Contractor | Port of Melbourne Invests $890,000 in World-First Shellfish Reef Restoration | Port of Melbourne Welcomes CMA CGM Baalbeck and BBG Singapore | Stakeholder Engagement on Future Port Development | Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) West Gate Tunnel Infrastructure Seminar
- January 2025
Swanson Dock West Stage 1 Progress | Appleton Dock Remediation Works | Webb Dock East Berth 4 Marks One Year Since Handover to VICT | Positive Direction in Victorian Government’s Economic Growth Statement | Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ACCI) National Trade Survey | Tokyo Bureau of Port and Harbor Delegation | Port of Melbourne Visits Southern Cotton in Whitton, NSW