Victorian Port and Coastal Shipping Industry Reform

As part of the development of the Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy, the Victorian Government requested a review of Victorian coastal shipping to augment the recent national inquiry into coastal shipping.

Victorian Coastal Shipping Review

The Victorian Government appreciates the time taken by shipping industry stakeholders to respond to the terms of reference for the Victorian Coastal Shipping Review.

This work is in addition to the review underway into infrastructure pricing at, and access to and from the Port of Melbourne, brought forward following increases in stevedore infrastructure charges at the port.

Freight Victoria has consulted with and/or received submissions from freight customers and operators, shipping businesses, economic development organisations, unions, ports and channel authorities and port service providers to ensure their input helps shape the strategy and review.

A key focus of the Victorian Coastal Shipping Review was to examine the regional economic growth coastal shipping creates and identify ways to maximise the employment of Victorian seafaring labour. A diverse range of issues were raised by stakeholders in the submissions, they included:

• the current regulatory regime
• uncertainty regarding the current regulatory regime
• reduction in the availability of skilled maritime labour
• subsidisation of road transport
• operating costs
• the need for landside investment to support coastal shipping activity
• port planning requirements that facilitate coastal shipping
• identification of markets where coastal shipping can compete.

The issues and suggestions raised will be considered as part of the development of a Victorian port strategy.

Further consultation will be undertaken as required.

The submissions are available to download below:

Australian Maritime Officers Union PDF 253.06 KB (opens in a new window)

ANL Container Line PDF 2.34 MB (opens in a new window)

Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics PDF 922 KB (opens in a new window)

Cement and Concrete Aggregates Association PDF 895.44 KB (opens in a new window)

Cement Industry Federation PDF 331.09 KB (opens in a new window)

CSL Australia PDF 536.79 KB (opens in a new window)

Gippsland Ports PDF 175.51 KB (opens in a new window)

Port of Melbourne PDF 1.15 MB (opens in a new window)

Maritime Union of Australia PDF 3.29 MB (opens in a new window)

Rigby Cooke PDF 160.28 KB (opens in a new window)

Shipping Australia Limited PDF 144.37 KB (opens in a new window)

Toll PDF 1.24 MB (opens in a new window)

Victoria Regional Channels Authority PDF 152.52 KB (opens in a new window)

The terms of reference for the review have been released and are available to download below:

Terms of Reference for the Victorian Ports Strategy - Coastal Shipping Review PDF 103.45 KB (opens in a new window)

Terms of Reference for the Victorian Ports Strategy - Coastal Shipping Review - accessible version PDF 103.45 KB (opens in a new window)

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Updated 29 October 2024

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