Port of Melbourne Corporation

The Trust engaged the British engineer Sir John Coode to advise on port improvements.

In 2009-10, the ten main containerised commodity exports, in decreasing quantity, were: miscellaneous manufactures, cereal grains, beverages, dairy products, fruit & vegetables, paperboards & fibreboards, pulp & wastepaper, timber, stockfeed, paper & newsprint.

[3] The Port of Melbourne posted record trade in October and November 2011.

Total trade through the Port of Melbourne grew 7.3% over the same period in 2011 setting a monthly record of 7.81 million revenue tonnes.

The Act provides that Port of Melbourne Corporation's primary object is to manage and develop its ports consistent with the vision statement in the Act and system-based objectives which emphasise transport integration and sustainability.