PORT of Melbourne reported an increase in total container throughput in August.
According to the latest trade update from the Port of Melbourne, the port’s total container throughput last month came to 284,487 TEU, an increase of 9.5% on the same month last year. Additionally, year-to-date container throughput volumes are up 6.5%.
Full overseas imports into the port were up 11.2% on August 2021. The port said trade was strong with the beginning of the traditional peak season.
Full overseas container exports in August were up 8.2% on the same month last year. Raw cotton; wheat; cottonseed; and hay and chaff exports were up on last year.
And, last month total empty container movements were up 7.9% on August 2021 numbers.
The port also reported last month’s Bass Strait full container trade (excluding transhipments) were up 7% on the same time last year. And full container transhipments were up 2.8% on the same month last year.
Additionally, motor vehicle imports into the port of Melbourne in August were up 25.6% on the same month last year ( an increase of 8531 units).
The port said container trade for early September is tracking below the same month in 2021.
