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Shipping to Port of Melbourne

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Australia

Looking to ship from China to the Port of Melbourne in Australia? China-based freight forwarder CNXtrans can help you consolidate and ship your goods from China to the Port of Melbourne by sea freight. Air freight is also available to an airport in or close to Melbourne. Alternatively, instead of just shipping to the Port of Melbourne, CNXtrans also offers full door to door shipping all the way to your address in Melbourne or anywhere in Australia.

About Shipping to Port of Melbourne

How best to ship by sea freight from China to the Port of Melbourne?

One way which CNXtrans can help you ship by sea freight from China to the Port of Melbourne is on a FCL (Full Container Load) or LCL (Less Container Load) basis. If we ship this way, you will need to hire your own customs broker in Melbourne to help you with customs clearance. FCL and LCL shipping do not come inclusive of any customs duties in Australia and destination port charges. Both customs duties and destination port charges will be payable once the shipment has arrived in Melbourne. You can either pick up the goods at the Port of Melbourne or arrange to have your agent to collect the goods from the Port of Melbourne and deliver all the way to your address.

Alternatively, CNXtrans can also ship by sea freight to your address in Melbourne or anywhere in Australia on a door to door basis. With door to door sea freight shipments from China to Melbourne or anywhere in Australia, CNXtrans will be able to include customs clearance service, destination port charges and delivery all the way to your address in Australia. Any applicable customs duties in Australia will be payable to customs in Australia once the shipment has arrived in Australia. This will save your the hassle of having to hire your own customs broker in Australia or worrying about destination port charges in Australia without knowing how much they will cost. With door to door sea freight shipping from China to Australia via CNXtrans, all the these costs (except customs duties) are included upfront in the shipping fee that you pay to CNXtrans, giving you a peace of mind and all you have to do is wait for the shipment to be delivered to your door.

One more alternative that CNXtrans offers for customers looking to ship from China to Melbourne is to simply ship from China to a partner warehouse located in Melbourne close to the Port of Melbourne. This type of shipments will also be done on a door-to door basis meaning that the shipment will also include customs clearance, destination port fees and delivery to the partner warehouse in Melbourne. You will not need to hire your own customs broker or pay any destination port fees in Australia. Once the shipment has arrived at the port warehouse in Melbourne, you will then need to make arrangements to have the goods collected from there.

Port of Melbourne

The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself. Since 1 July 2003, the Port of Melbourne has been managed by the Port of Melbourne Corporation, a statutory corporation created by the State of Victoria.

Most of the port is in the suburb of West Melbourne and should not be confused with the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne although Webb Dock and Station Pier, parts of the Port of Melbourne, are in Port Melbourne.Port Melbourne (or Sandridge as it was known until 1884) was a busy port early in the history of Melbourne, but declined as a cargo port with the development of the Port of Melbourne in the late 19th century. It retains Melbourne's passenger terminal however, with cruise ships and ferries using Station Pier. Infrastructure Victoria estimate that the Port of Melbourne will reach its capacity in 2055.

Port of Melbourne is Australasia’s largest maritime hub for containerised, automotive and general cargo. It is a key economic asset for businesses and people across Victoria and south-eastern Australia. Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest capital city container and general cargo port, handling more than one-third of the nation’s container trade. The Port of Melbourne operates as a landlord port and are responsible for planning, operating and maintaining port land and shipping channels. Melbourne Port ensures the port has the capacity and capability needed to handle cargo, and that facilities and infrastructure are developed and maintained as needed.

Located in the heart of Melbourne, among growing communities, vital industrial precincts and transport corridors, Melbourne Port is the cornerstone of Victoria’s port freight transport network, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Melbourne has continued to develop and evolve closely around the port, supporting the prosperity of thousands of businesses and the daily lives of many people across south-eastern Australia.

With the necessary port facilities and transport connections to handle each of the major trades, the Port of Melbourne serves as a vital freight hub for Australia, including southern New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

Trade
• Largest container port in Australasia
• Over 3.23 million TEU handled annually
• Over 8,850 containers (TEU) and 900 new motor vehicles per day on average
• Total trade of over 107 million revenue tonnes
• Total trade value around $118 billion

Cargo
The Port of Melbourne handles all cargo types including dry bulk, liquid bulk and breakbulk:

• a variety of non-containerised pack types including farm equipment and machinery
• breakbulk commodities such as timber, paper, iron and steel
• dry cargo including cement, sugar, grain and gypsum
• bulk liquids from petrochemicals to crude oil and molasses
• Infrastructure

Over 30 commercial berths
• International container terminals at Swanson Dock, Webb Dock East
• World class automotive terminal at Webb Dock West, handling hundreds of motor vehicles each day
• Shipping and navigation
• Around 3000 ship visits annually
• First port in Australia to operate as a VTS authority under Commonwealth accreditation
• Professional hydrographic survey

DisfrutarLibreServicios de almacenaje en el Almacén CNXtrans

Free Warehousing Services at the CNXtrans Warehouse

Almacenamiento ilimitado gratuito

CNXtrans no le cobra por el almacenamiento de mercancías en nuestro almacén. Por lo tanto, puede tomarse su tiempo para realizar todos los pedidos de varios proveedores que necesite: almacenaremos todos sus productos (que ya han llegado) en nuestro almacén hasta que todo haya llegado y esté listo para realizar envíos internacionales.

Etiquetado gratuito de paquetes

CNXtrans no te cobra por el etiquetado de paquetes en nuestro almacén. Ya sea que necesite que etiquetemos sus paquetes con calcomanías de Logística de Amazon para fines de envío a los almacenes de Logística de Amazon o si necesita que peguemos el logotipo de su empresa en su empresa, simplemente envíenos las etiquetas por correo electrónico (contact@cnxtrans.com) te los pegaremos sin cargo. 

Servicio de reenvasado gratuito

CNXtrans no le cobra por reempacar productos en nuestro almacén. Una vez que hayan llegado todos sus paquetes, accederemos a ellos para el envío internacional y decidiremos cómo empacarlos de la manera más eficiente para minimizar su peso volumétrico y, por lo tanto, minimizar sus costos de envío internacional. Esto puede implicar usar un paquete más pequeño para ciertos artículos o simplemente combinar todos los artículos de diferentes paquetes en un paquete grande. Haremos lo que sea necesario para minimizar su peso volumétrico. 

Consolidación Gratis de Paquetes

CNXtrans no le cobra por consolidar sus paquetes en un solo envío. Esto es ideal si está comprando de múltiples proveedores/fábricas/fabricantes de Alibaba pero desea que todos sus productos se envíen juntos como un solo envío internacional para minimizar sus costos de envío. La consolidación a veces se confunde con el reempaque, pero en realidad la consolidación puede ocurrir con o sin reempaque. La consolidación simplemente se refiere al acto de enviar varios paquetes al mismo tiempo como un solo envío; no es necesario que todos se combinen en un paquete grande, siempre que se envíen juntos (al mismo tiempo), se considera un envío consolidado. Hay un cargo de envío base (que se puede considerar como un cargo de envío mínimo) para cada envío que realiza y el envío de varios paquetes al mismo tiempo (lo que constituye un envío consolidado) garantiza que solo tenga que pagar este cargo base una vez en lugar de pagar para cada paquete que se envía por separado.

 

Incluso sin volver a empaquetarlos en un solo paquete, el envío de varios paquetes al mismo tiempo lo ayuda a ahorrar porque solo se le cobra el peso de envío base una vez. Esto ayuda a reducir sus costos de envío internacional. Naturalmente, si se considera apropiado para su envío, la consolidación también puede incluir el reempaque; después de evaluar su envío, si consideramos que combinar todos los artículos en un solo paquete grande o en menos paquetes puede ayudar a reducir su peso volumétrico, lo haremos por usted. sin cargo. 

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