In November this year, China's overall rail freight volume totaled 317.57 million mt, up by 9.96 million mt or 2.8 percent year on year, with the year-on-year growth rate down 4.6 percentage points compared to that recorded in October this ...
Despite widespread objections to the multi-billion dollar East-West Link and calls for the money to be spent on public transport instead, the Victorian freight and logistics plan called 'Victoria – The Freight State' promotes it as ...
The latest update of global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum at the OECD through April 2013 indicates that the overall picture for global freight continues to be uncertain. The overall picture for global freight ...
Tags: Asia Transport, Service
The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
Tags: Regional Rail Service
‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
Tags: logistics, Moving Freight, freight
In June this year, China's rail freight volume totaled 310.15 million mt, down by 3.75 percent month on month, following the month-on-month increase observed in May, as announced by China Railway Corporation. In June, the volumes of coal, ...
Tags: Rail Freight, Mineral
According to report, Russian steelmaker MMK group may see its profit up by 35% to 19 million in January- March quarter in 2013 after a loss in the previous quarter. The result for profit including the selling the rail freight carrier MMK ...
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The federal government’s opening of the tender process for the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (as reported on Transport and Logistics News) has drawn praise from the rail industry, but also attracted criticism for its questionable ...
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The Moorebank Intermodal Terminal is being taken to the market with the Federal Government calling for private companies to register their interest in developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal. Federal Transport and ...
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While the rail industry did not find the budget entirely positive, there are many good points for rail in the Budget. ARA: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown The 2013 Federal Budget has delivered largely positive outcomes for commuters, ...
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government of the extension of available roads in Victorian regional and metropolitan areas for access by Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV), ...
Opinion – Greg Cameron Tony Abbott’s coalition opposition could be playing a decisive role in the future of freight transportation in New South Wales. Does the coalition agree with taking freight off Sydney’s ...
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Photo courtesy of Sydney Ports Corporation. Opinion – Greg Cameron This week, the Prime Minister offered the NSW Premier $1 billion towards a road project for reducing traffic congestion caused by trucks accessing Port Botany ...
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Photo courtesy of Sydney Ports Corporation. Opinion – Greg Cameron Selling a 99-year lease to Port Botany Container Terminal for $2 billion is bad economics. The deal requires Australian taxpayers to pay $4 billion for upgrading ...
Tags: Port Botany Container Terminal, Australia, Sydney Freight Corridor
Electoral candidates in western Sydney and Newcastle face some stark policy choices about transport infrastructure that will have profound economic and social implications well into next century. Unusual in federal politics, the opportunity ...
Tags: Western Sydney, Newcastle, Rail Freight