Port pricing
About the Reference Tariff Schedule
Port of Melbourne operates under a regulatory framework overseen by the Essential Services Commission that outlines how tariffs are set to recover the cost of port facilities and assets required to provide Prescribed Services. Prescribed Services are defined under section 49 of the Port Management Act 1995 (Vic) and include channel services, berthing services, short-term storage and cargo marshalling facility services and other services that allow access to, or use of, places or infrastructure (including wharves, slipways, gangways, roads and rail infrastructure).
In setting its prices for Prescribed Services, Port of Melbourne must comply with requirements in the Pricing Order – a regulatory instrument made by the Governor in Council under section 49A of the Port Management Act. Under the Pricing Order, tariffs are subject to an annual increase of no more than CPI on the 1st of July each year.
Reference Tariff Schedule 2024-2025 effective 1 July 2024
Port of Melbourne’s (PoM) 2024-2025 Reference Tariff Schedule (RTS) outlines its tariffs for Prescribed Services that will apply from 1 July 2024. View the 2024-2025 Reference Tariff Schedule (RTS)
Prescribed Services are defined under section 49 of the Port Management Act 1995 (Vic) and include channel services, berthing services, short-term storage and cargo marshalling facility services and other services that allow access or use of certain port infrastructure. Further information on this can be found on the Prescribed Services page.
PoM has determined its 2024-2025 tariffs in accordance with the Pricing Order, which details the basis for how PoM sets these tariffs. Further information on this can be found on our Regulatory Information page.
Other fees may be payable for services that are not Prescribed Services and these fees are set out in the Other Fee Schedule (Non-Prescribed Services).
For more information contact rts@portofmelbourne.com
Further information
- 2024-25 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 2023-24 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 2022-23 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 2021-22 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 2020-21 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 2019-20 Reference Tariff Schedule
- 30 April 2020 – Port Rail Transformation Project – notification of amendment to Reference Tariff Schedule
- 30 January 2020 – Port Rail Transformation Project – notification of amendment to Reference Tariff Schedule