Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) earlier this evening received the following advice from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT):

Effective 1 July 2022, customers are advised that VICT will be adjusting our Infrastructure Charge from $141.80 to $161.35 (subject to GST) per full container.

The revised charge has been a direct result of increasing costs to our industry over the last twelve months and is a direct pass through to our customers to recover these on-going costs. The Infrastructure Charge will still only apply to full import and full export containers.

VICT has continued to maintain a sub 37-minute gate to gate truck turn time over the last twelve months even though there has been more activity within our gates.

To further support the industry and the quay line works conducted by the Port of Melbourne, VICT has already committed to investing $235m in our terminal that includes a further enhancement for our landside customers, consisting of six Auto Stacking Cranes (ASC's) that will create a further 3 storage blocks and 15 more truck lanes. This increase in infrastructure will boost our VBS time slot offerings to the market by up to 30% per hour and expect to be online in the 4th quarter 2023.

VICT is a proud supporter and participant of the Victorian Department of Transport Voluntary Pricing Protocol and invites all parties to submit their questions and queries relating to the Infrastructure Charge to customer@vict.com.au.

COMMENTARY

As outlined in last month's FTA/APSA media release, the Victorian Department of Transport Voluntary Pricing Protocol is an abysmal failure.

This latest increase has been shared with the Productivity Commission as a part of their review of Australia's Maritime Systems, supporting the findings in the recent FTA/APSA supplementary submission and associated recommendation for regulatory reform.

Paul Zalai - Director FTA | Secretariat APSA | Director GSF

VICT Industry Notice (Infrastructure Charge)