Pictures of the port

Swanson Dock Taken from the Yarra River this clearly shows the massive gantry cranes used to transfer containers to and from ships. They cost about $15 million each The boom arms are raised when not in use and lowered when the ship is in position ready to be worked.

Giant building blocks They look like Lego but each container is 20 foot (about 6 meters) long and can weigh over 20,000 kg The Straddle Crane in the bottom left zooms around carrying the containers around the dockside area.