Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) is facing imminent disruption from industrial action. This is in the face of a union agenda to force Australia’s first fully automated container terminal to comply with “industry standards” … [Read more...]
MSC Rachele smashes records at Melbourne!
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company set a record on 24 November for the heaviest container vessel that has ever entered the Port of Melbourne. The 8,500 TEU container ship MSC Rachele successfully berthed at Swanson Dock East with a maximum arrival … [Read more...]
Shipping Australia responds to Port of Melbourne tariff rebalancing proposal
Shipping Australia has previously expressed concern that the Port of Melbourne could not accommodate the larger vessels that need to use the port now. We congratulated the Port last year when their hydrodynamic studies and simulations led to … [Read more...]
Shipping Australia condemns rogue Union’s refusal to unload cargo vessel in Melbourne
Shipping Australia condemns the rogue action of the Victorian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia who have refused to unload a cargo vessel in Melbourne on the pretext of utterly spurious health and safety claims. The Union’s claims that the … [Read more...]