Maritime
Victoria International Container
Terminal facilitates big ship
calls in Melbourne
Corp. and developed by International Container
Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), parent of VICT, is a highly
automated terminal designed to meet the requirement
for new capacity in Melbourne, but more importantly
to provide an efficient solution to catering for the larger
vessel types now being progressively introduced into
Australian container trade lanes. Vessels of a similar size
and specification to the OOCL Seoul are expected to
become an increasingly familiar sight at VICT which is able
to accept larger vessels than other container handling
facilities active in the port.
Approximately 3400 containers were handled
during the call, with crane productivity at around 70
moves an hour.
www.ictsi.com
T
he 8063TEU capacity OOCL Seoul alongside
at Victoria International Container Terminal
(VICT), Port of Melbourne, Australia. The
vessel’s arrival signals Melbourne’s growing
ability to match the performance of its peers,
Sydney and Brisbane, to accept the larger
capacity vessels now being introduced into key Australian
container trades.
The OOCL Seoul, featuring a LOA of 322.97 meters
and beam of 42.8 meters, operates in the central China -
Australia East Coast service jointly operated with COSCO
and ANL, that has recently been the subject of a capacity
boost via the introduction of vessels with capacities
in the range 8063 to 8500TEU, LOA from 320 meters
to 335 meters and beams in the range 42.8 meters to
45.6 meters. VICT, as planned by the Port of Melbourne
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Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT)
VICT, a fully automated container terminal, commenced
operations at Webb Dock East, Port of Melbourne in
March 2017. A wholly-owned subsidiary of International
Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), VICT is purpose-
built to meet the need for new container handling
capacity and to provide a solution to accommodating the
larger vessels now being deployed in East Coast Australia
container shipping trade lanes. www.vict.com.au
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI)
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI)
operates 30 terminals in 18 countries and is recognised
to be a leading developer, manager and operator of
gateway terminals of different sizes and serving extended
hinterlands. ICTSI has invested AUD660 million in VICT, in
infrastructure, equipment, systems and personnel training
designed to deliver the highest standards of operation
and overall service quality. www.ictsi.com.