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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

Prendre plaisirLibreServices d'entreposage à l'entrepôt CNXtrans

Free Warehousing Services at the CNXtrans Warehouse

Stockage illimité gratuit

CNXtrans ne vous facture pas le stockage des marchandises à notre entrepôt. Ainsi, vous pouvez prendre votre temps pour passer toutes les commandes auprès de divers fournisseurs que vous devez passer - nous stockerons toutes vos marchandises (qui sont déjà arrivées) dans notre entrepôt jusqu'à ce que tout soit arrivé et que vous soyez prêt à expédier à l'international

Étiquetage gratuit des colis

CNXtrans ne vous facture pas l'étiquetage des colis à notre entrepôt. Que vous ayez besoin de nous pour étiqueter vos colis avec des autocollants Amazon FBA à des fins d'expédition vers les entrepôts Amazon FBA ou que vous ayez besoin de nous pour coller le logo de votre entreprise sur votre entreprise, envoyez-nous simplement les autocollants par e-mail (contact@cnxtrans.com) nous les collerons gratuitement pour vous. 

Service de reconditionnement gratuit

CNXtrans ne vous facture pas le reconditionnement des marchandises dans notre entrepôt. Une fois tous vos colis arrivés, nous y accéderons pour l'expédition internationale et déciderons comment les emballer de la manière la plus efficace pour minimiser votre poids volumétrique et ainsi minimiser vos frais d'expédition internationale. Cela peut impliquer d'utiliser un emballage plus petit pour certains articles ou simplement de combiner tous les articles de différents emballages en un seul gros emballage - nous ferons tout ce qu'il faut pour minimiser votre poids volumétrique. 

Regroupement gratuit de forfaits

CNXtrans ne vous facture pas le regroupement de vos colis en un seul envoi. Ceci est idéal si vous achetez auprès de plusieurs fournisseurs/usines/fabricants Alibaba mais souhaitez que toutes vos marchandises soient expédiées ensemble en un seul envoi international afin de minimiser vos frais d'expédition. La consolidation est parfois confondue avec le remballage, mais en réalité, la consolidation peut être accompagnée ou non d'un remballage. La consolidation fait simplement référence à l'acte d'expédier plusieurs colis simultanément en un seul envoi - ils ne doivent pas tous être combinés en un seul gros colis - tant qu'ils sont expédiés ensemble (simultanément), il est considéré comme un seul envoi consolidé. Il y a des frais d'expédition de base (qui peuvent être considérés comme des frais d'expédition minimum) pour chaque envoi que vous effectuez et l'expédition simultanée de plusieurs colis (ce qui constitue un envoi groupé) garantit que vous n'avez à payer ces frais de base qu'une seule fois au lieu de payer pour chaque colis expédié séparément.

 

Même sans les reconditionner dans un seul colis, l'expédition simultanée de plusieurs colis vous permet d'économiser car vous n'êtes facturé qu'une seule fois pour le poids d'expédition de base. Naturellement, si cela est jugé approprié pour votre envoi, la consolidation peut également s'accompagner d'un reconditionnement - après avoir évalué votre envoi, si nous estimons que la combinaison de tous les articles en un seul gros colis ou en moins de colis peut aider à réduire votre poids volumétrique, nous le ferons pour vous. sans frais. 

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