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Port of Melbourne sees container drop

In the Port of Melbourne, container volume was down year on year in December. The total container throughput of the Australian port decreased by 5.2% in the last month of 2022, compared with the same month in 2021, reaching 261,334 TEUs.

Port of Melbourne noted that furniture, metal construction, domestic appliances, various food preparations, paperboard, toys & sporting goods, and electrical machinery were all down compared with the previous year’s numbers.

Furthermore, total foreign shipments in December were down 4.3% from December 2021, with straw and feed, wine, and dry milk all falling below year-ago levels.

Moreover, total empty container movements were 2.1% lower than in December 2021.





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