PORT OF MELBOURNE · AUMEL
Melbourne Port Charges 2026: TACs, Detention Free Time & Park Fees
Every published charge that lands on an import container at Melbourne, in one place: terminal access charges, detention free time by line, and the fixed park fees. Each figure is read from the source schedule and cited.
ECP NOTIFICATION
$0
VBS BOOKING
$62.32
TERMINALS
4
LINES TRACKED
71
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Import container detention by shipping line: free time, tier rates, and the clock rules that apply.
Container
Port
10 lines| Line ↕ | Container ↕ | Port ↕ | Free time ↕ | Day basis ↕ | Clock starts ↕ | Tier 1 rate ↓ | Median notice ↕ | Status ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANL / CMA CGM | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| COSCO Shipping | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| HMM | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | working | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| Maersk | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| Ocean Network Express | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| OOCL | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| Swire Shipping | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| Yang Ming | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
| ZIM | 20ft | Melbourne | $••• | calendar | vessel discharge | $••• | $••• | ✓ VERIFIED |
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01What charges apply to an import container at Melbourne?
Terminal access charges from the stevedore, empty-park notification (ECP) and VBS fees, plus carrier detention if the box runs past free time. All are published and shown here.
02What is the ECP notification fee at Melbourne?
The typical empty-park notification fee at Melbourne is $0 per container.
PORT OF MELBOURNE
Shipping through Melbourne? Quote from the current number, not last month's.
Save your lines at Melbourne and we'll email you the day a rate or free-time rule here changes, usually weeks before it reaches an invoice.