To what extent did
the Port of
Melbourne influence
the development of
Melbourne as a
modern urban en
Economy
Puts a large amount of money back into the community
the port is a government owned
thingy and as such all of the profit
that it makes is put back into the
governments and used for a
various number of things like
improvement of infastrucure and
other stuff
the import and export of products provides for
the markets and selling of goods which is a major
driving force for the economy
Provides a large
number of jobs to
many people
infrastructure
Makes up a prominent part of the city of melbourne
Upgrades for the port are planned in the future
Improvements in the size of the
ships that can unload at the port
Improvements in the
amount of storage at the
port
the improvement in storage will help the city as it
means they will be able to bring in more products at
an increased rate
Separated into different area's,
for example liquid goods
geographic characteristics
The river was re-routed
the island itself is partially man made
Divided into a wide range of
sectors which assists in
organisation
Security
Container checks
Staff have to go through customs to disembark then ship
Social
Improves conectedness with other
countries around the world
It is home to a number of different countries and companies
Political
the port is government
This means that it is open
to government change at
their behest
the port itself as it stands does not have the best stability as
it is unable to accomadate the increasing sizes of ships, but
changes are planned to fix this issue