At the recent AUSRail Conference, both sides of politics made big announcements regarding rail projects, although the projects are wildly different. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss announced that the government will be establishing an ...
Eurasian Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EMX)(NYSE MKT:EMXX) (the "Company" or "EMX") is pleased to announce ongoing drill success at IG Copper LLC's ("IGC") Malmyzh porphyry copper-gold district in Far East Russia. EMX is IGC's largest ...
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Sydney is on track to have 5.5 million TEU trucked between Port Botany and western Sydney each year by 2030, unless the NSW government finds $1 billion to build a rail spur linking a new intermodal terminal at Eastern Creek with Port Botany ...
Tags: Trucks Transport, Transport, logistics
Coal of Africa Limited's run-of-mine production fell 23% to 3.78 million mt of (ROM) mt in its 2012/13 year, with activity hit by a blocked rail line, flooding at a colliery, and strike action. CoAL also said Friday it processed 3.37 ...
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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
Separate tenders have been called for environmental and engineering services for the Maldon to Dombarton Rail Link, with both tenders to be awarded before the end of next month. The successful tenderer for the environmental services ...
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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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, ...
Greg Cameron A container terminal at Newcastle would be good for people living in northern NSW because the cost of transporting goods to and from the port will be lower, obviously, than with Port Botany. Low-cost access to a container ...
New Zealand-based multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra has opened a new rail link into its Darfield’s site, which is expected to carry 200,000 tons of milk powder in its first year of operation. The train is expected to carry a ...
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The Federal Opposition leader has demonstrated that he simply does not understand public transport, says the Australasian Railways Association. “Comments today that an incoming Abbott Government would cut all urban rail funding ...
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Australia-based Cabral Resources Limited has announced that it has identified and secured the iron ore tenements for 100 percent of the Sincorá Area in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state, which has significant potential for high grade ...
Recycled composite rail ties from AXION were recently reordered for use by Miami Dade Transit. With this second order, Miami Dade Transit is continuing to implement recycled composite ECOTRAX™ rail ties in its infrastructure, while ...
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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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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 ...
Tags: NSW, traffic congestion, rail access