Single port body for Tasmania

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A report by independent consultants Meyrick and Associates for the Committee of Review into the Tasmanian ports system has recommended all f...

WW mulls Sydney terminal

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Industry disquiet over the New South Wales government’s policy to close most general cargo and breakbulk facilities in Sydney Harbour is c...

Double rail for Melbourne

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The Victorian Government is investing almost A$6 mill in duplicating rail links to two key Melbourne port terminals as it pursues its goal o...

Cold comforts down under

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A one-stop shop for cold chain logistics has been opened in Adelaide, South Australia, and already Singapore is looking to emulate the initi...

WA ports expand

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Although somewhat overshadowed by explosive expansion at resources-dominated ports such as Port Hedland and Dampier, Western Australia’s s...

Chalmers bigger in Brisbane

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Transport, logistics and container park operator Chalmers Industries officially opened a new A$3.3 mill freight station at the port of Brisb...

Freo rail upgrade underway

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A key step towards shifting a greater share of container cargo at Fremantle to rail was taken last month with a joint State and Federal anno...

Melbourne site up for grabs

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In a move with the potential to provide possible new players with an entrée into the port of Melbourne, Toll Holdings has indicated it is p...

Battle for Botany moves on

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After being adjourned on the first day of official hearings on May 31, when the New South Wales Government directed Sydney Port Corporation ...

What price unsafe sea freight?

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According to the estimates of Sydney-based freight consultant Chris de Jong* 1 mill TEU of container moves are recorded around the world eve...

Coastal comeback on the cards?

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The long-distance east-west route between Melbourne and Fremantle is the first target of Brisbane-based Roadships Logistics Ltd (RLL), a pub...

Tauranga set to top Auckland?

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There is speculation in New Zealand that the Port of Tauranga could top Auckland and become the country’s leading container port within th...

Lines livid over Melbourne levy

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Shipowners are outraged by proposals to raise money for deepening the Port of Melbourne by levying a charge on empty containers....

Oz port performance under the spotlight

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Although the waterfront reform issue has long since slipped from public gaze in Australia, the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (B...

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