Melbourne in Australia Case Study 2022

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Port Logistics City: A Case Study of Melbourne in Australia
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Executive summary
Port logistics system is comprised of transportation through in-land, air and water. An
intersection between these different modes of transportation is termed port logistics system in the
field of the logistics industry. This study also serves a similar purpose. It studies the port logistics
system in Melbourne and tries to identify the challenges faced by the system. The system faces
challenges like the ineffective movement of freight both in and outside the port, movement of the
empty container on roads and the heavy reliance of the city logistics system on trucks. The
solutions recommended on these challenges are promoting the adoption of transloading and
cross-docking system. The study checks the feasibility of the transloading system in the context
of port logistics system in other cities as well.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Q1: Three Major Challenges...........................................................................................................3
Q2: Key Advantages or Disadvantages of Transloading and Cross-Docking.................................5
Q3: A Diagram to Illustrate the Benefits of Cargo Rotation Technique.........................................7
Q4: Assessing the Feasibility of Transloading Strategy in other Port Logistics Cities.................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Port logistics management essentially helps to drive a smooth transport of goods some of
which are consumed by people daily. Products and materials of any kind irrespective of its
quality are transported efficiently using a port logistics system. However, the smooth transport of
the goods will only happen when the system is free from any challenge. This study also revolves
around the challenges faced by the port logistics system in Melbourne. The study besides
identifying the challenges recommend a few points of the solution on these.
Q1: Three Major Challenges
A port-logistics city such as Melbourne in Australia is a concept implemented to support
the movement of goods between an inland logistics system and an output destination or else.
Melbourne is the second-largest city in Australia in terms of population. However, the
development of port-logistics system considering the importance of the city has not been
effective yet. It currently faces three challenges broadly. These are:
1. Inefficient movement of freight into and out of the port
The movement of freight system in Melbourne is considered inefficient because it lacks a robust
infrastructure to support a huge transport of shipment effectively. The infrastructure is inefficient
because of huge reliance over trucks on a point-to-point scheduled basis. Instead, a multi-mode
system or transloading, transshipment and cross-docking systems make up a robust infrastructure
(Lam and Yap, 2019). A transloading system enables to transport logistics through various
modes such as by using three levels of transportation available. These are rail, trucks and ships.
There are immense benefits in utilizing such a multi-mode logistics system. It can be effective in