The Victorian Freight Plan 2025-30: Victoria Delivers, Navigating our Port Futures: The Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy, Moving More With Less: High Productivity Freight Vehicle Plan, and the Sustainable Local Ports Framework guide planning and decision-making for Victoria's ports, freight and logistics network.
Victoria's freight task
Victoria's freight network supports the movement of goods from a range of industries and locations across the state.
Freight is generated by activities including agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail and import-export trade, and is transported through a network of roads, railways, ports and airports.
Freight infrastructure projects across Victoria include the Murray Basin Rail Project(opens in a new window), the M80 Upgrade, the West Gate Tunnel, the Port Rail Shuttle network, bridge strengthening and regional freight route upgrades, and planning for a second container port.
Melbourne Airport and Avalon Airport support air freight. While a relatively small proportion of freight by volume, it accounts for a higher proportion of freight by value.
Victoria's commercial ports facilitate trade with domestic and international markets and support the movement of import and export freight.
Freight volumes are projected to increase over coming decades, creating additional demand on Victoria's freight and logistics network.
Read more about Victoria’s commercial ports, local ports, rail freight network and key freight projects.
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