17 Jul Webb Dock Development To Support Future Growth
With the number of containers handled by the Port of Melbourne forecast to grow from 3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in 2019 to close to 9 million TEU by 2050, and with the majority of this being delivered at Webb Dock, infrastructure improvements have been announced to support this growth.
In response, The Port of Melbourne (PoM) has released its “2050 Port Development Strategy” which includes plans to either add a rail terminal to the Webb Dock or reinstate the previously decommissioned rail corridor in order to create a “Webb Dock Freight Link” to connect the area to rail.
In addition, this project will also see Webb Dock play a larger role in the port’s container business in the future, and there are plans for a second container terminal called Webb Dock North.
This initiative, which has a delivery goal date of 2030, aims to support container growth, maintain freight efficiency and reduce congestion on the surrounding road network, which currently serves as the primary freight route.
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