Brisbane put up for sale…

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The Queensland Government will sell a raft of state-owned transport and infrastructure assets, most notably the port of Brisbane, in an effo...

Asciano’s future still unknown

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It is likely to be the end of the current financial year on June 30 before the fate of Australian ports and rail operator Asciano becomes cl...

Asciano mulls Patrick sale

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Asciano is not necessarily averse to the partial or full sale of its Patrick Container Ports and stevedoring businesses, according to analys...

Asciano seeking relief

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Several years ago Toll Holdings managing director Paul Little predicted that the Australian rail industry would contract to just two major o...

Asciano uncertain

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The future ownership and structure of Australian ports and rail operator Asciano is unclear after the company rejected a private equity take...

Australian ports manning the barricades

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Major Australian ports are under siege like never before. But it’s not from just quayside and landside congestion, it’s from the ABS (an...

PN to quit Tasmania

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At least two unexpected parties have expressed interest in taking over Tasmania’s rail system after Asciano-controlled Pacific National (P...

Oz grain rail deal at last

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An eleventh-hour deal between GrainCorp and Asciano’s Pacific National (PN) has “rescued” a major share of grain exports in New South ...

Asciano a target?

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There is increasing speculation that Asciano Group, the Australian rail and port infrastructure company de-merged last year from Toll Holdin...

Vic steps in with rail freight crutch

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Faced with the imminent withdrawal of Pacific National (PN) and Patrick PortLink intrastate rail freight services, the Victorian government ...

PN to cut country services…

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Asciano, the owner of rail freight operator Pacific National (PN), has until next month to finalise business plans that will likely see PN w...

QR on verge of new era

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The scheduled departure of QRNational’s first official east-west intermodal train from Melbourne’s North Dynon terminal via Adelaide to ...

Asciano revealed

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With the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC) giving the restructure of Toll Holdings its final approval (see WorldCargo New...

Toll split gets ACCC nod

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is set to approve Toll Holdings’ split into separate operating and infrastructur...

Victoria buys back rail

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The Victorian government has honoured its November 2006 election pledge and bought back the lease of the state’s rail freight network, pay...

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