Port charges on the rise

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After a prolonged period of stable if not falling imposts, charges at major Australian ports are on the rise again and have immediately attr...

Sydney port/rail unjammed?

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After a decade of prevarication, the New South Wales government has moved to establish two major metropolitan intermodal terminals to take l...

Seven for Brisbane

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Local reports that two of the world’s leading terminal operators have submitted expressions of interest for Brisbane’s Fisherman Islands...

OPM eyes Brisbane

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Singapore-based Overseas Port Management (OPM) has joined two second-tier Australian transport and logistics groups to bid for the Port of B...

Positive outlook for major ports

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Although the BTRE forecasts a slowing in the growth rate of Australia’s container trades it is notable that with one or two exceptions no ...

Inland rail seen as must

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A major new study has found that an inland railway linking Melbourne and Brisbane will need to be in operation by 2019 to meet Australia’s...

…AICTL pushes forward

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Australian International Container Terminals Ltd (AICTL), the joint venture between Anglo Ports and International Container Terminal Service...

Three more berths for Brisbane

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The Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) has announced that it is to build two more container berths and a new general cargo facility at Fishe...

Patrick straddles hitch a lift

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Following the relocation of its Brisbane container handling activities from Fisherman Islands Berths 1, 2 and 3 to the new AutoStrad termina...

Autostrad terminal opens

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Patrick Corporation has officially opened its A$106 mill Brisbane AutoStrad terminal at the Port of Brisbane. As previously reported, the ne...

A tale of blazing straddles

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As with other items of mainstream container handling equipment, 2005 seems to have been a record year for straddle carriers. Noell says it d...

Patrick’s plans for robots

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Patrick Stevedores’ plans to roll out automated straddle carriers across its three main Australian container terminals have become clearer...

Inland rail study – again

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The latest Australian Federal Government study into an inland rail link between Melbourne and Brisbane appears to signal a new determination...

…as MSC confirms Patrick joint venture

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The potential split between Patrick and its largest customer, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has been avoided with MSC confirming tha...

…ARTC speeds up rail timetable

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The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) plans to telescope the timetable for crucial East Coast rail upgrades by entering into strategi...

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