OCEANIA

Third Melbourne stevedore not ruled out

15 years ago

The Victorian state government has said that the entry of a third major stevedore in the state is not conditional on the development of the Port of Hastings.

Port minister Denis Napthine said that the full development of Hastings was 10-15 years down the track and that in the meantime there was need for additional capacity at the Port of Melbourne for at least a million more containers.

A decision will be made in the next few months about expansion options for Melbourne.