New Oz truck stop

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Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) is adding to its suite of transport and logistics industries services and facilities at its Fisherman Isl...

Geelong by night

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Two initiatives by the Victorian Channels Authority (VCA) will allow greater flexibility in shipping movements through the port of Geelong, ...

Audit decries rail shortcomings

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The Victorian Government's Transport, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) audit (see last month's WorldCargo News p19) has highlighted problems...

Rail bidders face further delays

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Thanks to a federal election in Australia this month, the sell-off of the National Rail Corporation and FreightCorp seems unlikely to reach ...

Pipedream coming true?

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Construction of the fabled Alice Springs-Darwin rail link (AARP - the AustralAsia Railroad Project) is finally underway and on schedule, wit...

Boxes for Bunbury

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The Western Australian Government has commissioned an independent study into the Port of Bunbury's potential to become the state's second co...

SA ports sold

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An Adsteam-led consortium has emerged as the successful bidder for the assets and business of state government-owned Ports Corporation of So...

Buoyant Kembla

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Port Kembla in New South Wales is attributing a record 2000/2001 throughput of 25 mill tonnes to a diversification strategy which saw a 20 p...

Brisbane steady as she goes

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The port of Brisbane maintained positive growth during the past financial year despite the low Australian dollar and variable economic condi...

B&B wins DBCT lease

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The Queensland Government has announced the sale of a long-term lease on the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) to an international consorti...

Channel push gathers strength

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A major government study has come out strongly in favour of channel deepening for the ports of Melbourne and Geelong and identified a host o...

Melbourne key to stevedore competition

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A credible challenge to the Australian stevedoring duopoly of Patrick and P&O Ports appears to hinge on the outcome of Melbourne's Westgate ...

Performance rising but volumes slip

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Australia's quarterly review of container terminal productivity in five major ports has found that performance is still improving, albeit at...

Sydney meat exports boom

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Sydney Ports Corporation (SPV) says improved efficiency in the movement of export containers by rail has ensured an 11.6 per cent increase i...

Economy drive

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Fast ferry designer and builder Incat Tasmania has launched its new "Evolution one12" wave-piercing catamaran design, with a new emphasis on...

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