Brisbane forges ahead again

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Strong economic conditions, sustained population growth and the continuing boom in mining and construction led to record-breaking performanc...

…but Sydney plan shunned

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An initiative by P&O Trans Australia (POTA) to alleviate landside congestion at Port Botany has been mostly ignored by Sydney road transport...

Northline expands distribution network

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Australian long-haul logistics specialist Northline has opened a A$30M state-of-the-art warehousing and freight distribution facility in the...

Sydney growth speeds Newcastle

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Unexpectedly high throughput growth at Sydney/Port Botany has prompted New South Wales Ports Minister Joe Tripodi to suggest that Newcastle ...

Melbourne, Sydney top their best

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Melbourne has set a new Australian record for container handling, becoming the first port to handle 2M TEU in a 12-month period. The milesto...

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...

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 ...

Duopoly to be excluded from PB3T…

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The New South Wales Government has decided that neither P&O Ports/DP World nor Patrick/Toll will be permitted to operated the planned third ...

Enfield back on?

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A new environmental assessment (EA) of the possible development by Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) of an Intermodal Logistics Centre at derel...

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...

Early axe for Glebe Island

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In a decision that has shocked the shipping and automotive industries, the New South Wales government will close Sydney’s Glebe Island car...

Sydney up but Freo trade flat

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Sydney has again rewritten it container volume record books with 2004-05 figures reaching 1,375,000 TEU, an 8.3 per cent increase over last ...

…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...

Oz terminals feel the squeeze from boom

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Australia’s Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics has produced its latest review of the nation’s waterfront performance. It is clea...

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