Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Melbourne daily activity

Melbourne handled an estimated average of 100 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-4.4% year on year), with an average of 7 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Australia · LOCODE AUMEL · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

100 kt

28-day average

98 kt

Vs 28-day average

+2.6%

Year on year (same week)

-4.4%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container791.4 Mt783 kt
Dry bulk18189 kt97 kt
General cargo10 t2.0 kt
Ro-Ro3743 kt4.7 kt
Tanker20180 kt27 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Port Botany: 50,037 t/day estimated with MelbournePort BotanyFremantle: 16,065 t/day estimated with MelbourneFremantleBrisbane: 15,565 t/day estimated with MelbourneBrisbaneSingapore: 14,193 t/day estimated with MelbourneSingaporeKaohsiung: 6,653 t/day estimated with MelbourneKaohsiungDevonport: 5,542 t/day estimated with MelbourneDevonportPort Adelaide: 4,065 t/day estimated with MelbournePort AdelaideTauranga: 3,974 t/day estimated with MelbourneTaurangaTanjung Priok: 3,171 t/day estimated with MelbourneTanjung PriokAuckland: 1,996 t/day estimated with MelbourneAucklandPort Kembla: 1,962 t/day estimated with MelbournePort KemblaNingbo: 1,870 t/day estimated with MelbourneNingboOtago: 1,404 t/day estimated with MelbourneOtagoThevenard: 1,297 t/day estimated with MelbourneThevenardNewcastle: 1,150 t/day estimated with MelbourneNewcastleGladstone: 1,121 t/day estimated with MelbourneGladstoneYantian: 926 t/day estimated with MelbourneYantianGeelong: 852 t/day estimated with MelbourneGeelongTanjung Pelepas: 845 t/day estimated with MelbourneTanjung PelepasHong Kong: 740 t/day estimated with MelbourneHong KongTimaru: 703 t/day estimated with MelbourneTimaruShanghai: 693 t/day estimated with MelbourneShanghaiBluff Harbor: 589 t/day estimated with MelbourneBluff HarborPort Est: 526 t/day estimated with MelbournePort EstPort Klang: 496 t/day estimated with MelbournePort KlangShekou (Shenzhen): 479 t/day estimated with MelbourneShekou (Shenzhen)New Plymouth: 462 t/day estimated with MelbourneNew PlymouthPengerang: 456 t/day estimated with MelbournePengerangMackay: 444 t/day estimated with MelbourneMackayBell Bay: 421 t/day estimated with MelbourneBell BayEsperance: 400 t/day estimated with MelbourneEsperancePort Louis: 386 t/day estimated with MelbournePort LouisGamba: 382 t/day estimated with MelbourneGambaMawan: 360 t/day estimated with MelbourneMawanQingdao Port: 349 t/day estimated with MelbourneQingdao PortTownsville: 348 t/day estimated with MelbourneTownsvilleLyttelton: 310 t/day estimated with MelbourneLytteltonKashima-Ibaraki: 305 t/day estimated with MelbourneKashima-IbarakiTeluk Bayur: 283 t/day estimated with MelbourneTeluk BayurUlsan: 279 t/day estimated with MelbourneUlsanNagoya: 255 t/day estimated with MelbourneNagoyaGwangyang (Kwangyang): 254 t/day estimated with MelbourneGwangyang (Kwangyang)Rotterdam: 245 t/day estimated with MelbourneRotterdamManila: 241 t/day estimated with MelbourneManilaBurnie: 240 t/day estimated with MelbourneBurnieDurban: 225 t/day estimated with MelbourneDurbanMuara: 218 t/day estimated with MelbourneMuaraMarsden Point: 207 t/day estimated with MelbourneMarsden PointDaesan: 205 t/day estimated with MelbourneDaesanSydney: 205 t/day estimated with MelbourneSydneyFujairah: 201 t/day estimated with MelbourneFujairahTianjin Xin Gang: 195 t/day estimated with MelbourneTianjin Xin GangOita: 189 t/day estimated with MelbourneOitaJebel Ali: 186 t/day estimated with MelbourneJebel AliLaem Chabang: 181 t/day estimated with MelbourneLaem ChabangIncheon: 172 t/day estimated with MelbourneIncheonZhoushan: 167 t/day estimated with MelbourneZhoushanHobart: 161 t/day estimated with MelbourneHobartBanten: 156 t/day estimated with MelbourneBantenNelson: 146 t/day estimated with MelbourneNelsonWhyalla: 146 t/day estimated with MelbourneMailiao: 140 t/day estimated with MelbourneMourilyan: 137 t/day estimated with MelbourneChiba: 135 t/day estimated with MelbourneAl Hamriyah LPG Terminal: 134 t/day estimated with MelbourneJohor: 129 t/day estimated with MelbourneNapier: 128 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Bonython: 127 t/day estimated with MelbourneYokohama: 124 t/day estimated with MelbourneArzew: 116 t/day estimated with MelbournePortland: 113 t/day estimated with MelbourneMap Ta Phut: 113 t/day estimated with MelbourneLos Angeles-Long Beach: 111 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Moresby: 108 t/day estimated with MelbourneBatangas City: 107 t/day estimated with MelbourneXiuyu: 104 t/day estimated with MelbourneKisarazu: 104 t/day estimated with MelbourneKitakyushu (Wakamatsu): 102 t/day estimated with MelbourneDongjiakou: 101 t/day estimated with MelbourneGuangzhou (Nansha): 93 t/day estimated with MelbourneSikka: 85 t/day estimated with MelbourneDar Es Salaam: 83 t/day estimated with MelbourneYanbu (King Fahd Port): 81 t/day estimated with MelbourneBusan: 79 t/day estimated with MelbourneMilazzo: 71 t/day estimated with MelbourneHigashiharima: 70 t/day estimated with MelbourneBaie De Prony: 69 t/day estimated with MelbourneWellington: 67 t/day estimated with MelbourneRas Laffan: 67 t/day estimated with MelbourneTrieste: 65 t/day estimated with MelbourneSitrah: 64 t/day estimated with MelbourneIstanbul: 61 t/day estimated with MelbourneAgioi Oil Terminal: 61 t/day estimated with MelbourneGdansk: 60 t/day estimated with MelbourneYarimca: 59 t/day estimated with MelbourneCartagena: 59 t/day estimated with MelbourneMizushima: 58 t/day estimated with MelbourneCorpus Christi: 58 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Dickson: 57 t/day estimated with MelbourneQinzhou: 57 t/day estimated with MelbourneRas Tanura: 57 t/day estimated with MelbourneBotas: 57 t/day estimated with MelbourneAliaga: 56 t/day estimated with MelbourneOnslow: 56 t/day estimated with MelbourneAntifer: 55 t/day estimated with MelbourneSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 55 t/day estimated with MelbourneFos: 55 t/day estimated with MelbourneHoniara: 49 t/day estimated with MelbourneFawley: 49 t/day estimated with MelbourneTeesport: 49 t/day estimated with MelbourneSuzhou (Taicang): 48 t/day estimated with MelbourneYangpu: 47 t/day estimated with MelbourneLondon Gateway: 46 t/day estimated with MelbourneJubail: 46 t/day estimated with MelbourneXiamen: 45 t/day estimated with MelbournePuerto Yabucoa: 45 t/day estimated with MelbourneCai Mep: 45 t/day estimated with MelbourneGeraldton: 45 t/day estimated with MelbourneNew York-New Jersey: 45 t/day estimated with MelbourneNoumea: 45 t/day estimated with MelbourneSuva: 44 t/day estimated with MelbourneSanshandaocun: 44 t/day estimated with MelbourneNew Orleans: 43 t/day estimated with MelbourneLautoka: 42 t/day estimated with MelbourneIwakuni: 42 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Aransas: 42 t/day estimated with MelbourneMombasa: 42 t/day estimated with MelbourneLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 41 t/day estimated with MelbourneNuku'alofa: 41 t/day estimated with MelbourneSarroch Oil Terminal: 40 t/day estimated with MelbourneRichards Bay: 40 t/day estimated with MelbourneCherry Point: 40 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Hedland: 39 t/day estimated with MelbourneNacala: 39 t/day estimated with MelbourneShoaiba: 38 t/day estimated with MelbourneHamburg: 38 t/day estimated with MelbourneSubic Bay: 38 t/day estimated with MelbourneZhapu: 37 t/day estimated with MelbourneChittagong: 36 t/day estimated with MelbourneDelta Terminal: 36 t/day estimated with MelbournePyeongtaek: 35 t/day estimated with MelbourneDalian: 35 t/day estimated with MelbournePelabuhan Sungai Udang: 35 t/day estimated with MelbourneKandla: 34 t/day estimated with MelbourneBayuquan: 33 t/day estimated with MelbourneWestern Port: 32 t/day estimated with MelbourneAratu: 32 t/day estimated with MelbourneFangcheng: 32 t/day estimated with MelbourneBintulu: 31 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Sultan Qaboos: 31 t/day estimated with MelbourneJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 31 t/day estimated with MelbourneWakayama-Shimotsu: 31 t/day estimated with MelbourneTanjung Geren: 31 t/day estimated with MelbourneTanjung Sekong: 30 t/day estimated with MelbourneShibushi: 30 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Elizabeth: 29 t/day estimated with MelbourneXiagong: 29 t/day estimated with MelbournePort of Sohar: 28 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Pirie: 27 t/day estimated with MelbourneNantong: 27 t/day estimated with MelbourneJazan: 26 t/day estimated with MelbourneGhent: 26 t/day estimated with MelbourneQinhuangdao: 26 t/day estimated with MelbourneSaipan: 25 t/day estimated with MelbourneSemarang: 25 t/day estimated with MelbourneDammam: 25 t/day estimated with MelbourneDjibouti: 24 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Alma: 23 t/day estimated with MelbourneAden: 23 t/day estimated with MelbourneKeelung: 22 t/day estimated with MelbourneDumai: 22 t/day estimated with MelbourneSouthampton: 21 t/day estimated with MelbourneGresik: 21 t/day estimated with MelbourneDarwin: 21 t/day estimated with MelbourneTokuyama: 20 t/day estimated with MelbourneSerangoon Harbor: 20 t/day estimated with MelbourneDas Island: 20 t/day estimated with MelbourneMilner Bay: 19 t/day estimated with MelbourneDoha-Umm Said: 19 t/day estimated with MelbourneNakagusukuwan: 19 t/day estimated with MelbourneGisborne: 19 t/day estimated with MelbourneShuaiba: 19 t/day estimated with MelbourneCairns: 18 t/day estimated with MelbourneAlbany: 17 t/day estimated with MelbourneFreeport (US-FL): 17 t/day estimated with MelbourneSasebo: 17 t/day estimated with MelbourneRio Grande: 17 t/day estimated with MelbourneSandakan: 17 t/day estimated with MelbourneManzanillo: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneImmingham: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneMerak Mas Terminal: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneTaichung: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneCilacap: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneBunbury: 16 t/day estimated with MelbournePort Vila: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneCape Town: 16 t/day estimated with MelbourneOkpo (Geoje): 15 t/day estimated with MelbourneShuwaikh: 15 t/day estimated with MelbourneBontang LNG Terminal: 15 t/day estimated with MelbourneTaboguilla: 15 t/day estimated with MelbourneMelbourne
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Full footprint: all 268 connections of Melbourne aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.Port BotanyAustralia2.4 days between calls
  2. 2.SingaporeSingapore14.2 days between calls
  3. 3.KaohsiungTaiwan Province of China12.8 days between calls
  4. 4.FremantleAustralia6.9 days between calls
  5. 5.DevonportAustralia0.9 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.Port BotanyAustralia2.9 days between calls
  2. 2.BrisbaneAustralia4.0 days between calls
  3. 3.FremantleAustralia7.1 days between calls
  4. 4.TaurangaNew Zealand8.6 days between calls
  5. 5.Tanjung PriokIndonesia11.5 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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