The Channel Deepening Project
Overview
The Port of Melbourne is critical to the economic wellbeing of Victoria. It is the biggest container port in Australia and links the economy with the rest of the world through exports and imports.
The Port of Melbourne Corporation is the statutory authority that provides and manages port services. It developed the channel deepening project so that ships with up to a 14-metre draught could use the port. The existing draught at all tides is 11.6 metres. The CDP is expected to bring significant economic benefits to the state over the next decades.
This audit assessed how effectively the Port of Melbourne Corporation has developed and implemented the channel deepening project to date.