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Melbourne ups the ante

Melbourne, Australia's largest container port, has moved towards deepening sections of its channels to accommodate vessels of up to 14 metres draught at all tides.

Currently, about one in four containerships leaving the port cannot load to full capacity as sections of the bay are too shallow. This has led to concerns that Melbourne might lose business to Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, all of which now have deep water access. The Port of Melbourne is seen as vital to the Victorian economy, generating around 80,000 jobs directly and indirectly and handling more than A$76m in exports every day.

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