🌅 Morning Briefing

Wednesday 8 April 2026  ·  Updated 5:00am  ·  Port of Melbourne

📅 Archive

🌊 Tides — Breakwater Pier, Port Melbourne

0.52m
Current height
↑ Rising
High
6:09am
0.92m
Low
1:00pm
0.26m
High
7:39pm
0.97m
Low
1:27am
0.50m
📊 Breakwater Pier📊 Webb Dock📊 South Wharf📊 Hovell Pile📊 Melbourne VTS

☀️ Sun

🌄
6:39am
Sunrise
🌇
6:03pm
Sunset

🌤️ Weather Forecast — Melbourne

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

Vessel Type Wharf Scheduled (VicPorts) Route Track
Victorian Reliance II ▲ ARR Webb Dock 1 East 05:15 Ro-Ro Cargo · inbound from Burnie 🔗 Track
Liekut ▲ ARR Webb Dock 2 East 05:30 Ro-Ro Cargo · inbound from Devonport 🔗 Track
BBC Finland ▼ DEP Appleton Dock C 06:00 General Cargo · outbound to Mackay 🔗 Track
JNS Qilin ▲ ARR Appleton Dock C 08:30 Bulk Carrier · inbound from Brisbane 🔗 Track
Star Kirkenes ▼ DEP Appleton Dock D 10:00 General Cargo · outbound to Adelaide 🔗 Track
OOCL Texas ▲ ARR Webb Dock 4 East 10:30 Container Ship · inbound from Botany Bay 🔗 Track
Ile D'Yeu ▼ DEP Victoria Dock 13:00 Cable Layer · outbound to Fremantle 🔗 Track
JNS Qilin ▲ ARR Appleton Dock C 15:00 Bulk Carrier · inbound from Brisbane 🔗 Track
Cape Bonavista ▲ ARR Webb Dock 4 East 16:30 Container Ship · inbound from Wellington 🔗 Track
Neptune Leader ▲ ARR Webb Dock 2 West 17:30 Vehicles Carrier · inbound from Port Kembla 🔗 Track
Victorian Reliance II ▼ DEP Webb Dock 1 East 17:55 Ro-Ro Cargo · outbound to Burnie 🔗 Track
MSC Joanna BM ▼ DEP Webb Dock 4 East 18:00 Container Ship · outbound to Sydney 🔗 Track
Treasure ▼ DEP Webb Dock 2 West 18:00 Vehicles Carrier · outbound to Adelaide 🔗 Track
Liekut ▼ DEP Webb Dock 2 East 18:10 Ro-Ro Cargo · outbound to Devonport 🔗 Track
OOCL Texas ▲ ARR Webb Dock 4 East 18:30 Container Ship · inbound from Botany Bay 🔗 Track
📅 All Movements 📅 Webb Dock 📅 Swanson 📅 Appleton Dock 📅 South Wharf 📅 Station Pier 📊 Excel

🚗 Traffic — Major Melbourne Roads

M1 West Gate / Princes Fwy (→ Geelong)
🔴 Crash at Port Melbourne inbound ramp; vehicle fire near Montague-CityLink ramp; West Gate Tunnel works ongoing
M1 Monash Freeway
🔴 Multiple crashes (Stud Rd, Warrigal Rd, Narre Warren, Heatherton); extensive lane works throughout
Eastern Freeway
🔴 Multiple crashes (Springvale Rd, Balwyn North, Fairfield, Blackburn North); roadworks Hoddle St to Springvale Rd
M2 CityLink / Tullamarine
🔴 Crashes at Gladstone Park, Strathmore, N. Melbourne; Burnley & Domain tunnel incidents; Tullamarine works continuing
M80 Ring Road
🔴 Multiple crashes across the ring; extensive works (Sunshine, Laverton North, Glenroy)
EastLink
🔴 Crashes at Springvale Rd ramp and Ringwood; roadworks at Boronia Rd, Ringwood, Greens Rd interchanges
Calder Freeway (M79)
🔴 Crashes at Keilor Park and Keilor ramps (outbound); roadworks Keilor Park to Sunbury
Frankston Freeway
⚠ Roadworks EastLink interchange to McMahons Rd, both directions, 40km/h

⛈️ BOM Weather Alerts

✓ No active weather warnings for Victoria

⚠️ WorkSafe / AMSA Incidents

✓ No new safety incidents reported (WorkSafe / AMSA)

⚠️ Notices to Mariners — Port of Melbourne 27 active

NtM No. Notice
220(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Rocky Point directional light restored to normal TEMP
213-2026 Port of Melbourne - Port Phillip - Wreck
206(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Appleton Dock - Chainage restriction due to works TEMP
174(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Holden Dock - Fender and ladder works TEMP
171(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Port Melbourne Channel - Submarine gas pipeline inspection TEMP
164(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - South Channel - Reduced DUKC node width TEMP
163(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Change to depths. TEMP
153(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Port Phillip - Hume Tower remediation works TEMP
114(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - South Wharf 26 and 27 - Remediation works TEMP
— Port of Melbourne - Vessel reporting requirements
646-2025 Port of Melbourne - Port Information Guide Edition 6
614(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Ann Street Pier - Pile remediation works TEMP
575(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Gellibrand 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
445(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Swanson Dock West Berth 3 remediation works TEMP
379(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne & Geelong - Port Phillip Bay - Survey and sampling works TEMP
— Port of Melbourne - Station Pier - Pile driving and rehabilitation works
— Port of Melbourne - Towage requirements
— Port of Melbourne - HMD 3.12.3 and 3.16.17
— 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 - Appleton Dock - Pile driving, remediation and removal works
— Port of Melbourne / Yarra River - Shell Bunker Berth temporary light
📋 All Notices to Mariners — Ports Victoria