Current projects

Port of Melbourne has several projects underway, including those below:

Swanson Dock West Remediation Project

Last updated: 11/07/25

Swanson Dock West (SDW) is a critical International Container Terminal (ICT) comprising a 944m wharf with three container-handling berths, which were constructed in several stages between the 1960s and 1980s.

This three-stage project involves extending the design life of the asset and accommodating for larger ships in the future, ensuring that it is fit for purpose for its key role in supporting container trade into Melbourne.

Early planning engagement included two online information sessions about the project on Tuesday 16 August 2022 and Thursday 18 August 2022. Feedback on the project closed on 16 September 2022. Engagement materials can be viewed below:

Beacon Pile Replacement Program

Last updated: 11/07/25

Port of Melbourne is undertaking a long-term program of works to improve safety throughout Port Phillip Bay. There are 200 Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) which provide navigational assistance to vessel traffic while in port waters. The project includes:

  • Stage 1 – from July 2024 to December 2025 replacement of 28 monopile beacons in the South and Port Melbourne Channels
  • Stage 2 – from August 2025 to 2027-28 replacement of 34 beacon piles in the Williamstown Channel and Yarra River, South and Port Melbourne Channels, Point Cook Reef and Gellibrand Shoal.

For more details, view the project fact sheet here.

Port of Melbourne Roads Program

Last updated: 11/07/25

In 2028-29 Port of Melbourne installed protection structures as a safeguard over three trunk services in the Yarra River downstream of the West Gate Bridge. Remediation works were undertaken in segments and completed in May 2025.

Port of Melbourne will deliver a $21 million roads program over a five year period improving road user experience and increasing safety throughout each of the Port precincts.

More information is available on the Road Network Updates webpage.

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Completed Projects

Port of Melbourne engagement materials for completed projects can be viewed below:

Yarra River Services Protection Project

Completed: May 2025

In 2028-29 Port of Melbourne installed protection structures as a safeguard over three trunk services in the Yarra River downstream of the West Gate Bridge. Remediation works were undertaken in segments and completed in May 2025.

Douglas Parade Rock Revetment Project

Completed: April 2025

A 50-meter section of the revetment, located between two concrete seawalls near the Newport Power Station, adjacent to Newport Riverside Park and Bay Trail West was remediated to protect against erosion. Similar works were undertaken south of Short Road, on the opposite side of the Yarra River.

Works were undertaken from January 2025 to April 2025.

As part of the project, Seal the Loop bins were installed providing anglers with an easy way to responsibly dispose of unwanted fishing gear and to help keep aquatic wildlife safe.

Webb Dock East Extension Project

Completed: January 2024

This project was designed to restore the operational capacity of Webb Dock East and allow it to accommodate two large vessels simultaneously. It involved demolition of a redundant section of concrete known as ‘the knuckle’, extraction and replacement of timber piles with steel, construction of a new wharf and hardstand, and dredging of the berth pocket.

Port Rail Transformation Project

Completed: August 2023 (practical completion)

This project involved the acquisition of existing rail assets and rail terminal land within the Port, the construction of a new Coode Road rail terminal interfacing with the Swanson Dock East International Container Terminal, and other improvements to rail and road access infrastructure. The project commenced in late 2021 and achieved practical completion in August 2023. The site is now fully operational.

Detailed designs for the additional ancillary works, to transition from manual to automated rail signalling, have been refined with Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and works will be completed by end 2024-25.