Morning Briefing — Thursday, 23 July 2026

🌊 Tides — Breakwater Pier, Port Melbourne

Current: 0.44m · falling (OMC API) | Predictions via WillyWeather

LW

3:29am

0.34m

HW

9:40am

0.90m

LW

3:08pm

0.53m

HW

9:07pm

1.01m

Live station data: Breakwater Pier · Webb Dock · South Wharf · Hovell Pile · Melbourne VTS

☀️ Sun

🌄

7:26am

Sunrise

🌇

5:27pm

Sunset

🚢 Ship Movements — Port of Melbourne (5am–7pm)

Vessel	Type	Wharf	Scheduled (VicPorts)	From / To	Track
Victorian Reliance II	ARR	Webb Dock 1 East	5:15am	BurnieVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Searoad Mersey II	ARR	Webb Dock 2 East	5:30am	DevonportVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
MSC Maritina V	DEP	Webb Dock 4 East	5:50am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
MSC Augusta III	DEP	Webb Dock 5 East	6:00am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
San Giorgio	DEP	Swanson West 2	6:00am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Methoni	DEP	Swanson East 2	7:00am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
TS Sydney	ARR	Swanson West 2	7:30am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Tysla	ARR	Webb Dock 2 West	7:30am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
MSC Augusta III	ARR	Webb Dock 5 East	8:00am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Black Marlin	ARR	Bay Anchorage Outer	8:30am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Golden Resolution	ARR	Maribyrnong 1	8:30am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Poseidon Leader	ARR	Webb Dock 3 West	8:30am	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Cosco Istanbul	DEP	Webb Dock 5 East	12:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Pride C	DEP	Webb Dock 4 East	2:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Dependable	DEP	Victoria Dock	3:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Golden Resolution	ARR	Maribyrnong 1	3:30pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Grebe Arrow	ARR	Appleton Dock D	3:30pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Cosco Istanbul	DEP	Webb Dock 4 East	4:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Ivory Arrow	DEP	Webb Dock 1 West	4:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Victorian Reliance II	DEP	Webb Dock 1 East	5:55pm	BurnieVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Cosco Istanbul	DEP	Webb Dock 4 East	6:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Gold Xing	DEP	Webb Dock 1 West	6:00pm	TBAVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track
Searoad Mersey II	DEP	Webb Dock 2 East	6:10pm	DevonportVicPorts scheduled	🔗 Track

🚗 Traffic — Major Melbourne Roads

Eastern Freeway

⚡ NELP works Hoddle St–Springvale Rd ongoing + Doncaster Rd overnight works — delays possible (multi-year to 2028)

M80 Ring Road

⚡ M80 Completion works — overnight lane closures Watsonia/Greensborough/Bundoora (to late 2026)

M2 CityLink / Burnley Tunnel

⚡ Burnley Tunnel works — daytime westbound closure weekdays 9:30am–3:30pm & weekends 7am–4pm until 30 Aug

M1 West Gate / Princes Fwy (→ Geelong)

⚡ WGTP nighttime works 7:30pm–5:30am + Point Cook Rd area lane closures ongoing

All other major roads

✓ No active disruptions reported

⛈️ BOM Weather Alerts

🌊 Gale Warning — Central Coast (Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory)

🌊 Gale Warning — Central Gippsland Coast (Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance)

🌊 Gale Warning — East Gippsland Coast (Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island)

⚠️ Strong Wind Warning — West Coast (SA–VIC Border to Cape Otway)

⚠️ WorkSafe / AMSA Incidents

No new incidents reported today.

Steer away from tragedy with safer tractor operation

WorkSafe VIC · 21 Jul 2026 · Safety resources for Victorian farmers

NtM No.	Notice
362(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Port Phillip - Search and rescue training TEMP
338(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Holden Dock - Berth remediation works TEMP
329(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Change to depths TEMP
324(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Station Pier - Pile driving and rehabilitation works TEMP
288(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Swanson Dock West Berth 3 remediation works TEMP
270(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - South Channel - Reduced DUKC node width TEMP
268-2026	Port of Melbourne - Harbour Master's Directions Edition 13.2
262(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Yarra River - Survey of services protection structure TEMP
239(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - Swanson Dock Berth 1 West - Berth works TEMP
114(T)-2026	Port of Melbourne - South Wharf 26 and 27 - Remediation works TEMP
646-2025	Port of Melbourne - Port Information Guide Edition 6
614(T)-2025	Port of Melbourne - Ann Street Pier - Pile remediation works TEMP
556(T)-2025	Port of Melbourne - South Wharf 32 - Remediation works TEMP
542(T)-2025	Port of Melbourne - Yarraville 5 berth remediation works TEMP
470(T)-2025	Port of Melbourne - Yarraville 6 berth remediation works TEMP
—	Port of Melbourne - Short Road Wharf - Remediation works
—	Port of Melbourne - Williamstown Channel - Port Phillip Ferries
—	Port of Melbourne - Webb Dock 2 East berth - Remediation works extended
—	Port of Melbourne - Navigational controls for cruise shipping at Station Pier
—	Port of Melbourne / Yarra River - Shell Bunker Berth temporary light

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