page_title: Port of Melbourne
section_title: Facts and Figures
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Melbourne / Facts and Figures
caption_attribution_description: Melbourne - container carrier at swanson dock
context_page_description: The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself. Since 1 July 2003, the Port of Melbourne has been managed by the Port of Melbourne Corporation, a statutory corporation created by the State of Victoria.
  Most of the port is in the suburb of West Melbourne and should not be confused with the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne although Webb Dock and Station Pier, parts of the Port of Melbourne, are in Port Melbourne.
  Port Melbourne was a busy port early in the history of Melbourne, but declined as a cargo port with the development of the Port of Melbourne in the late 19th century. It retains Melbourne's passenger terminal however, with cruise ships and ferries using Station Pier.
  Infrastructure Victoria estimate that the Port of Melbourne will reach its capacity in 2055.
context_section_description: The Port of Melbourne is made up of the following:
  Swanson Dock West has four berths and is used for containerised cargo. It is managed by D.P.World a division of DUBAI WORLD
  Swanson Dock East has four berths and is used for containerised cargo. It is managed by Patrick Terminals.
  Appleton Dock berths B,C and D are used for general cargo. They are managed by DP World.
  Appleton Dock E is used for general cargo destined for or from Tasmania.
  Appleton Dock F is used for bulk dry cargo.
  Maribyrnong (Coode Island) is a bulk liquid facility.
  Webb Dock West is a roll-on-roll-off facility for motor vehicles. It is managed by Toll Stevedores.
  Webb Dock East 1 is managed by Toll Shipping for Tasmanian general cargo.
  Webb Dock East 2 is managed by Searoad for general Tasmanian cargo.
  Webb Dock East 4 & 5 is utilised for containerised cargo. It is managed by Victoria International Container Terminal, a division of ICTSI.
  Gellibrand Pier is operated by Mobil and has a direct pipeline to their refinery at Altona
  Holden Dock handles refined petroleum products.
  South Wharf berths 26 to 33 handle general cargo.
  From May 2003 till May 2004, approximately 3,400 ships from 42 different lines called at the Port of Melbourne. The port handled 64.4 million tonnes of cargo, including a throughput of 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of cargo. In 2006-07 it became the first Australian port to handle two million TEU in a year.
caption: Container Straddle carriers at Swanson Dock
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