2055 Port Development Strategy
Project Overview
The Port of Melbourne’s 30-year 2050 Port Development Strategy (2050 PDS) was published in 2020. It provides a roadmap for the future development of the Port and outlined ten key projects to improve Port capacity and respond to the needs of a growing Victoria.
All Victorian ports are legislatively required to have a PDS under the Port Management Act 1995 (Vic) and to review their PDS every five years. Port of Melbourne has reviewed its 2050 PDS and is planning the development of its 2055 PDS, which will be completed by December 2025.
Our Draft 2055 Port Development Strategy Engagement Program (Stage 3)
Port of Melbourne published our Draft 2055 PDS on 14 April 2025. Following a series of briefings and 1:1 meetings, stakeholders were invited to make formal submissions between 14 April and 6 June 2025 to provide their feedback. 
The purpose of Stage 3 of Port of Melbourne’s 2055 PDS engagement program is to:
- Refine our understanding of the emerging trends and issues impacting the current and future needs of the Port.
- Understand stakeholder perspectives on the Draft 2055 PDS.
- Identify future opportunities to enhance and improve PDS outcomes.
Next Steps
Port of Melbourne thanks all stakeholders who made a submission about our Draft 2055 PDS. We are currently reaching out to stakeholders where more information or clarification is required about submissions.
There are many different views on how the Port should be developed – be it about how we meet future demand, how we manage open space, or how we connect with the community, and we work hard to balance those views to responsibly and sustainably develop Australia’s busiest container port.
Port of Melbourne will keep stakeholders up to date in the development of our 2055 PDS. Our final 2055 PDS will be published in December 2025. We will formally respond to stakeholders prior to publication about how their submission influenced decisions in the development of our final 2055 PDS.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or require more information about our 2055 PDS by emailing PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
Media release
A media release about our Draft 2055 PDS can be found here. For any media enquires, please contact Nicole Ng at PDS@portofmelbourne.com.
Our 2055 Port Development Strategy Engagement Program
Port of Melbourne is undertaking wide-ranging stakeholder engagement with industry, government, community, and other interested parties to develop our 2055 Port Development Strategy.
Our initial engagement (Stage 1 and 2) for the development of our Draft Port Development Strategy 2055 (Draft 2055 PDS) included:
- Surveying stakeholders to understand their engagement preferences (completed).
- 1:1 engagement with key tenants and port users, both those identified by PoM and those who opted in (completed).
- Workshops with industry groups and peak bodies, community and government (completed).
- A written request for input to all port users to ensure that those not already engaged or aware of the process have an opportunity to participate (completed). More information is available here.
A Stakeholder Engagement Summary of Stage 2 of the 2055 PDS engagement program can be found here.
2050 Port Development Strategy
The Port of Melbourne’s 30-year 2050 Port Development Strategy (2050 PDS) was published in 2020. It provides a roadmap for the future development of the Port.
The 2050 PDS outlines the high-level plans and approach for developing the capacity and efficiency of the Port for the next 30 years, while also providing a planning framework which is adaptable and responsive to changing needs over time.
The 2050 PDS outlines ten key projects that will improve capacity at the Port and respond to the needs of a growing Victoria.
Several of the projects outlined in the 2050 PDS are in different stages of planning or delivery. We are committed to engaging with our stakeholders on these projects as they are progressed. More information on current stakeholder engagement programs can be found at https://www.portofmelbourne.com/current-projects/.
The 2050 PDS has been shaped by extensive industry, government and community consultation. We welcome feedback at any time. You can contact us at community@portofmelbourne.com
To help stakeholders easily see the changes from the draft PDS to the final version, we prepared a PDS Consultation Summary Report, which outlines key feedback, and where it is reflected in the PDS, where appropriate. Both the documents can be downloaded using the links below.
- Download your copy of the 2050 PDS here
- Download your copy of the 2050 PDS Consultation Summary Report here
View our media release here
If you would like more information on our 2050 PDS, please email community@portofmelbourne.com