The Channel Deepening Project, once completed, will provide vessels calling at  the Port of Melbourne with 14m draught access at all tides. To achieve this, dredging and associated works will be required in parts of the existing shipping channels within Port Phillip Bay.

The areas to be dredge are indicated in green on the map below.

The project also includes associated works such as:

• placement of dredge material in two Dredge Material Grounds within the bay
• modification to existing berths in the Port of Melbourne
• bank stabilisation
• expansion of the ship swinging basin in the Yarra River
• installation of new navigational aids, and
• protection of service pipelines which pass under the Yarra River.

The Statement of Intent which outlines PoMC's commitments for delivering the Channel Deepning Project can be found here.