The sharemarket closed down more than 1 per cent after better-than-expected jobs data lowered the chance of another interest rate cut. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 60.2 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5032.2 ...
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The sharemarket fell sharply yesterday as iron ore prices declined and strong jobs news cooled hopes of interest rate cuts. Employment jumped by 71,500 places last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Economists had expected a ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in January from December, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' ...
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Reignited concerns over the domestic benzene demand as well as a stubbornly closed arbitrage to the US saw European benzene prices plunge below $1,300/mt for the first time since mid-October, Platts data show. Benzene barges were assessed ...
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Enterprise Connect services have been extended to the (freight) transport and logistics sector to assist more small and medium businesses develop the skills, knowledge and capability to realise their growth potential. Businesses in the ...
NSW’s rampant urban sprawl has produced dirty air that is exposing millions of people to adverse health impacts and it could get worse if the state’s new planning system panders to developers, according to the Total Environment ...
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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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Columbia, SC (free-press-release) February 28, 2013 - Yamaha Golf Carts King of Carts, LLC is a new Authorized Yamaha dealer and carries a full line of Golf Cars and Utility vehicles, including the Drive, Drive PTV, Adventurer, Hauler ...
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FOB prices for Australian 5,500 kcal/kg and 6,000 kcal/kg net-as-received spot cargoes came under intense pressure Thursday from a firmer freight market, lower Asian physical demand and weaker prices for domestic coal in China, market ...
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The Northwest European benzene market tumbled to a 15-week low of $1,335.5/mt Tuesday on a combination of weak downstream demand, upcoming derivatives turnarounds, a closed arbitrage to the US, as well as persistently high inventories, ...
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Construction of Sydney Ports’ Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield is progressing, with part of the site almost ready for handover to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). Works including a 200-metre bridge, ...
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Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Scott Emerson enjoying the International Women’s Day breakfast in Brisbane. The gender agenda appears to be gaining momentum in Queensland, as participants found at the Queensland ...
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Photo courtesy of Crown Equipment. President of the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA) Steve Stewart has announced the forklift industry body will sponsor its third annual National Forklift Safety Week from 3 to 7 June 2013. ...
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Chinese buyers remained on the sidelines as they continued to scout for thermal coal cargoes at cheaper prices with no rush to conclude deals amid huge stockpiles at ports and power companies, sources said. Despite the lack of demand, ...
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The US Gulf Coast-Asia arbitrage for isomer-grade mixed xylenes on paper does not appear to be re-opening any time soon, as arbitrage economics continued narrowing, plunging to a five-month low Tuesday, Platts data showed. "The US-Asia ...
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