PN wins steel deal

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Pacific National (PN) has secured Australia’s largest ever rail freight contract, signing with BlueScope Steel and OneSteel for a A$1B hau...

Toll buyers shortlist

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The Toll Group’s forced divestment of parts of the combined Toll/Patrick business is moving closer to realisation with shortlists finalise...

Vulcan forges ahead down under

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MLA Holdings Pty Ltd has won a contract worth almost A$30M from Pacific National, Australia’s leading rail feight operator, for the supply...

Tasrail rescue package

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The Australian government has signed off on the long-awaited rescue package for Tasmania’s rail freight network almost a year after operat...

Toll sheds Dynon rail terminal

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In the first realisation of Toll Holdings’ undertakings to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as part of its acquis...

Rail talks dragging on in Tasmania

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Despite clarification of its ownership and management, Pacific National (PN) has still not been able to reach agreement with the Tasmanian G...

Patrick finally falls to Toll…

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Barring any surprise last minute over-bidders, Toll Holdings is set to succeed in its quest to become Australasia’s largest and the world...

Toll/Patrick saga rolls on

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The already-eight-month-long and bruising encounter between predator Toll and target Patrick looks set to continue considerably longer, desp...

Toll/Patrick battle rages on…

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Toll Holdings’ fight to acquire Patrick Corporation looks likely to drag on for many months as the opposing sides continue to battle in th...

…QR/B&B buy ARG

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The future of Pacific National (PN) has been brought into even starker relief by the announcement that the Australian Railroad Group (ARG), ...

Rail off track in Tasmania

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A massive row over the future of rail in Tasmania epitomises the still-to-be-resolved debate over private versus public ownership of Austral...

…leaving Pacific National in turmoil

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The continuing impasse between Pacific National (PN) shareholders Toll and Patrick could see the business grind to a halt in the New Year, a...

Toll still toiling for Patrick…

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Toll Holdings has entered into a new round of intensive negotiations with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after th...

…break up of PN inevitable?

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The dissolution of the Pacific National (PN) rail joint venture looks to be a certain consequence of the Toll/Patrick takeover battle, with ...

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