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Portland Mission opens new bus shed

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PORTLAND Mission to Seafarers (MTS) branch recently officially opened a newly reimagined bus shed, enhancing its capacity to support the welfare and transport needs of visiting...
Portland Mission opens new bus shed

Something fishy about trawler prompts big drug bust

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THE CURIOUS case of a commercial fishing trawler that sank off the Victorian coast without any fishing gear aboard has led enforcement agencies to lay serious charges against nine...
Something fishy about trawler prompts big drug bust

MEDLOG wins major Melbourne site

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MSC’s rapidly expanding logistics subsidiary MEDLOG is to become the major tenant of the former Melbourne Markets site, now controlled by Port of Melbourne (PoM). The c.39-hectare...
MEDLOG wins major Melbourne site

Victorian Container Management goes live with OneStop Modal

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ONESTOP and Victorian Container Management have announced the upcoming go-live of OneStop's Modal platform and Vehicle Booking System at VCM's depot on 1 May 2026. The idea is to...
Victorian Container Management goes live with OneStop Modal

Workshops Pier returns to work

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THE HISTORIC Workshops Pier at Williamstown, Melbourne has re-opened following a state government-funded reconstruction project and will become the new home of Victoria’s heritage...
Workshops Pier returns to work

VTA highlights fuel costs for transport operators

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FUEL volatility remains the most immediate and destabilising challenge for transport businesses, Victorian Transport Association chief executive Peter Anderson says. The VTA has...
VTA highlights fuel costs for transport operators

Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says

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AN $8 million Freight Decarbonisation Co-investment Fund will support the move towards a cleaner Victorian transport sector, state ports and freight minister Melissa Horne says....
Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says

AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator

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A MELBOURNE charter vessel operator has been fined thousands of dollars by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after it was detected operating public services without a...
AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator

Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU

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VISITING royalty, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the port of Melbourne this week that explores the...
Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU

Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

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A VOYAGE to Queenscliff (Victoria) for the town’s famous maritime festival has helped raise awareness of the tall ship Alma Doepel and ongoing restoration efforts. The vessel set...
Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

IV spirited away to Melbourne

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TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to a lay-up berth at the former Williamstown Dockyard in Melbourne. The vessel has...
IV spirited away to Melbourne

Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

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PROPERTY developer Salta has appointed commercial real estate agency Colliers to market pre-leases for its two intermodal terminals located at Dandenong South and Altona. The...
Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

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MANAGEMENT at Port of Hastings are seeking further feedback before finalising their Port Development Strategy 2055. A draft document has just been released for public feedback....
Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

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PATRICK Terminals has amplified the Port of Melbourne’s recent Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) Start-up Incentive by waiving its own Exchange Transfer Charge (ETC) for a period...
Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

VICTORIA: The freight state

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Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel, addressing economic challenges and leveraging opportunities in clean energy and...
VICTORIA: The freight state