Second Victoria terminal ‘needs more thought’

The university’s Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics (ISCL) has produced a report called ‘Build it – but will they come?, in which it finds that the expected size of container vessels servicing Australian ports in the next 30 to 50 years has not been fully and realistically investigated.

The report’s authors say that comprehensive analysis needs to be conducted on the infrastructure requirements (waterside and landside) to safely berth larger container vessels, and to transport the projected container volumes to and from the container terminal from across the metropolitan, regional and interstate hinterland.

The report concludes that a “whole-of-supply-chain, cost-benefit analysis is needed to ensure Victorian exporters and importers can utilise any future port development in a cost-effective manner to ensure they remain competitive in global markets.”