Short-sea · Bass Strait · Tasman

Steel across the Strait.

Vale Freight runs ro-ro, boxes and project cargo between Webb Dock and the Tasmanian north coast, with a weekly Tasman lane to Auckland and Lyttelton. The board is the product. Mail us a slot.

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Home berth
Webb Dock East
Strait crossing
9–11 hours
Tasman lane
Weekly

This week's board

Sailings as posted

Updated 01 Sep 06:40 AEST

Bass Strait Open
Wind NW 18–24 kt
Swell W 2.4 m / 9 s
Webb Dock Berth 4 clear
VIC · WEBB DOCK PORT MELBOURNE TAS · DEVONPORT BURNIE · BELL BAY BASS TASMAN AKL / LYT →
Code Vessel Lane ETD
VF-14 MV Tamar Vale Webb Dock → Devonport Tue 18:00Wed 05:20 On window
VF-15 MV Burnie Plate Webb Dock → Burnie Wed 21:30Thu 08:10 On window
VF-09 MV Bell Bay Bell Bay → Webb Dock Thu 06:00Thu 16:40 Weather hold
VF-22 MV Tasman Gate Webb Dock → Auckland Fri 14:00Mon 09:00 On window
VF-23 MV Lyttelton Reach Webb Dock → Lyttelton Sat 09:00Tue 16:00 Slots open

Lanes

Strait by night. Tasman by the week.

Two products. The short-sea roster is the spine. The Tasman lane is a weekly for cargo that will not wait for a conference sailing.

Cargo ship in a strait, cropped to the waterline
LANE · BS

Bass Strait

Webb Dock to Devonport, Burnie and Bell Bay. Ro-ro decks and boxes on the same ship. Night sailings so the yard works the day.

  • Crossing9–11 h
  • CadenceNightly + extras
  • Cut-offT-4 hours
Container ship hold and stacks, cropped
LANE · TM

Tasman

Weekly Melbourne–Auckland–Lyttelton. Project and boxes that need a named vessel, not a slot on someone else's loop.

  • Sea time3–4 days
  • CadenceWeekly
  • Cut-offT-18 hours

Cargo

What the decks will take

We do not take air freight, and we do not pretend to be a conference liner. Three specs, named.

Ro-ro

Wheeled

Trailers, machines, agricultural plant. Lashing plans issued with the slot confirmation.

  • Max axle12 t
  • RampStern, 200 t
Boxes

Containers

20 / 40 / HC. Reefer plugs on the Tasman lane. No transhipment stories — the box stays on our ship.

  • Plugs48 reefer
  • StackOn-deck + hold
Project

Out of gauge

Breakbulk and project lifts by prior survey. If it will not sit on a trailer, mail the drawings first.

  • SurveyRequired
  • GearShip's + shore

Terminals

Four names on the board

We work these berths. If your cargo is elsewhere, we will still take the mail — the trucking is yours.

  • Webb Dock East

    Port Melbourne · home
    • Shed 4 ops desk
    • Ro-ro + boxes
    • Cut-off T-4 / T-18

    Night gates for Strait sailings. Day gates for Tasman load.

  • Devonport

    Mersey · TAS
    • Ro-ro preferred
    • Agri trailers
    • Pilot on request

    The short hop. Most wheeled cargo lands here before dawn.

  • Burnie

    Emu Bay · TAS
    • Boxes + breakbulk
    • Paper / mineral
    • Shore crane

    North-west industry. Project cargo by survey.

  • Bell Bay

    Tamar · TAS
    • Heavy lifts
    • Industrial
    • Draft-limited

    The Tamar berth. Weather hold hits here first when the Strait closes.

Auckland and Lyttelton are called on the Tasman lane only — not a Bass Strait extra.

Slot request

Write the desk

No booking engine. A mail with lane, cargo, and window is enough. We answer from the shed.

Mail [email protected]
Ops desk +61 3 5550 2210
Shed Shed 4, Webb Dock East, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Windows Sailing windows, not office hours. Ops desk 05:00–22:00 AEST.

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