On 6 October, the Port of Melbourne released the 2050 Port Development Strategy, a key focus of which is future planning for Webb Dock. 'The development of a thriving port is never completed' wrote J. B. O. Hosking, Chief Engineer of the Melbourne Harbor Trust in 1952 as he introduced the works …
Webb Dock & Port of Melbourne
Big, bigger, biggest
On a bitterly cold night when the tide was high, people gathered in small groups to watch a superload leave the Port. It was during Stage 3 lock down restrictions when such an event generated more than usual interest. We were there because the departure and route of the superload had been notified …
Narrative of progress
The tapestries Port Reflections and Port Impressions hang in the terminal building on Station Pier but this was not their original home. Here's the back story. The Melbourne Harbor Trust (MHT) turned itself inside out to prepare the port for the arrival of the first container ship in …
Another anniversary
Melbourne's preparation for the first container ship to visit Swanson Dock in March 1969 Some anniversaries are so significant because of their unfolding ramifications they are worth recording even though the date has passed. In March 1969, Melbourne's first container dock was completed, in …
Two ships – two stories
Two brand new and almost identical ships can now be seen moving across the horizon from the shore. Toll's Tasmanian Achiever 11 and the Victorian Reliance 11 entered the Bass Strait service on 1 March. They are the first new Australian flagged vessels to have been commissioned for a very long …
Station Pier
A recurring complaint in Port Melbourne is that Station Pier is off limits to locals - even though that is only partly true. It is open except on cruise ship days - the number of which increase each season. But like a restaurant that is closed on the day you visit, the impression lingers. This is …