Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT)

VICT approved for on-site rural tailgate inspections

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), the automated terminal operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Melbourne, has received official approval to perform 14.4 Rural Tailgate Inspections.

This new capability supports VICT’s commitment to improving biosecurity compliance for containers destined for rural areas across Victoria.

The approval follows a recent policy update by Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, which...

https://container-news.com/vict-approved-for-on-site-rural-tailgate-inspections/

Victoria’s box terminals to standardize landside pricing tariffs

Following discussions led by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), all three container terminals based in Victoria—DP World Australia, Patrick Terminals, and Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT)—have agreed to amend the Victorian Voluntary Pricing Protocol.

These changes will align their landside pricing tariffs to take effect from 1 January each calendar year.

As part of this adjustment, each terminal operator issued a 60-day industry notice on 1 November 2024,...

https://container-news.com/victorias-box-terminals-to-standardize-landside-pricing-tariffs/

Victoria International Container Terminal reaches 5 million TEUs

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s fully automated container handling facility in Australia’s Port of Melbourne, has reached the five million TEU mark since commencing operations.

“Since opening our doors at Webb Dock in 2017, VICT has been dedicated to continuous improvement, investing heavily in innovative technology, the highest safety and sustainability standards, and the well-being of our valued staff,” said Bruno...

https://container-news.com/victoria-international-container-terminal-reaches-5-million-teus/

Melbourne’s VICT proceeds with expansion project

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) recently completed Phase 3A of its expansion project.

With the expansion of VICT, supersized ships can now sail directly into Port Phillip and dock at VICT, the only terminal in Melbourne capable of receiving them. This translates to faster turnaround times, improved efficiency, and ultimately, a competitive edge for Australian businesses, according to the terminal operator, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).

Enrique K. Razon...

https://container-news.com/melbournes-vict-proceeds-with-expansion-project/

Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal to complete another expansion phase

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Melbourne in Australia, is gearing up to meet the challenges of the next year and beyond with the scheduled completion of Phase 3A of its expansion project in December.

The AU$235 million (US$155 million) project is being carried out in two phases. Phase 3A will increase the terminal’s capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEUs. It will also extend the quay by 71 meters...

https://container-news.com/melbournes-victoria-international-container-terminal-to-complete-another-expansion-phase/

ICTSI’s Australian terminal beefs up handling equipment to handle larger boxships

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) will soon be able to handle the largest container vessels that will arrive in Australia after the recent delivery of two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.

VICT’s new automated cranes are the largest in Australia, with a lift height of 49 meters or 10 meters higher than the terminal’s five existing STS cranes.

Additionally, the 60-meter boom outreach is expected to enable the new cranes to operate 22 containers across a vessel. The existing cranes are...

https://container-news.com/ictsis-australian-terminal-beefs-up-handling-equipment-to-handle-larger-boxships/

VICT handles largest boxship arriving in Australia

Port of Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) welcomes the 10,000 TEU container ship CMA CGM Pelleas.

In particular, at 350 meters in length, the container vessel is the largest ever to dock in an Australian port. The ship is nearly 43 meters wide.

VICT’s chief executive officer, Bruno Porchietto, says that super-sized vessels like CMA CGM Pelleas are likely to become more common at the VICT terminal. “There is a global trend by shipping lines toward the use of larger...

https://container-news.com/vict-handles-largest-boxship-arriving-in-australia/

ICTSI enhances Victoria International Container Terminal with new equipment

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI’s) facility in the port of Montreal Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) is expanding its equipment fleet with six new automated stacking cranes (ASC).

VICT is the first fully automated container terminal in Australia and the new ASCs will operate on three new yard modules to increase the terminal’s yard and reefer capacity by 30% and 43%, respectively. According to ICTSI, 15 additional truck grids will also be added to the...

https://container-news.com/ictsi-enhances-victoria-international-container-terminal-with-new-equipment/

ICTSI announces expansion proposal for Australian container terminal

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has made its own proposal for the expansion of the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), its wholly-owned subsidiary at the Port of Melbourne in Australia.

ICTSI said it could contribute more than US$340 million in Victoria, in addition to over US$480 million it has already invested in the Australian state since the founding of VICT in 2014, making ICTSI one of Victoria’s leading foreign infrastructure investors.

The expansion...

https://container-news.com/ictsi-announces-expansion-proposal-for-australian-container-terminal/

Port of Melbourne to improve efficiency at Webb Dock East

Port of Melbourne (PoM) has unveiled plans for works at Webb Dock East to reduce port congestion, enhance efficiency and accommodate larger container ships.

The contract for the works has been awarded to Fitzgerald Constructions Australia, with completion scheduled for the third quarter of the contract year (CY) 2023.

The project involves demolishing a redundant section of concrete and extending the quay line by 71 metres, according to a statement.

Port of Melbourne CEO Saul Cannon said that this...

https://container-news.com/port-of-melbourne-to-improve-efficiency-at-webb-dock-east/

+ More