Aerial view of the Enfield container terminal. Aurizon has commenced its rail port shuttle from Port Botany to the Enfield intermodal facility in Sydney. The Enfield to Port Botany rail service is part of Aurizon’s investment at ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose two separate proposals by consortia to acquire the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne, following careful consideration of potential cross-ownership interests and ...
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Greg Cameron Call for an “Upper Hunter Economic Development Corporation” (Newcastle Herald Editorial, March 9) were also made 20 years ago when the region wanted to participate in the benefits of a container terminal after ...
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Building new rail freight capacity for Port Botany will cost $7 billion. This cost can be avoided by building a rail freight bypass of Sydney, between Newcastle port and Glenfield. Railing containers will enable a rail freight bypass line ...
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Road Freight NSW (formerly ATANSW) says it is New South Wales’ own road transport industry member association, providing NSW trucking operators with a strong, united voice on issues affecting the transport industry. With a ...
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The Federal Government has received a submission from the Moorebank Intermodal Company, outlining its proposed approach for developing the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal, which it is supporting. Moorebank has been identified as a priority ...
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In the interests of transparency, would you re-consider your decision not to disclose the container-carrying capacity of the Port Botany rail line? As you are aware, the Australian Rail Track Corporation, the line's operator, declines to ...
National freight productivity will be boosted through the injection of $125 million to start the roll-out of the Advanced Train Management System across the national rail network and the next stage of the Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade, ...
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A privately-funded rail freight bypass of outer western Sydney is opposed by the NSW and Australian governments. Operating between Glenfield and Newcastle, the bypass line is commercially viable when used for railing containers between a ...
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HPH deputy chairman, John Meredith (left) and Acting Prime Minister, Warren Truss cut the cake to celebrate the official opening of Brisbane Container Terminals. The third Australian stevedore, Hutchison Ports Holdings, has begun ...
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The Australian Rail Track Corporation(ARTC)has welcomed its first service into its new Enfield Staging Facility,a port shuttle travelling between Minto and Port Botany. ARTC CEO John Fullerton said the staging facility will provide ...
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NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has said he was pleased with the response from potential bidders for the long-term lease of the Port of Newcastle following the close of Expressions of Interest. Mr Baird said suitably qualified parties would now ...
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The Federal Government has invited expressions of interest to develop a new freight hub in Sydney’s south west at Moorebank. The government has selected Moorebank as the next major intermodal terminal to manage the growth of both ...
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Residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs in Sydney’s south west are bracing for an explosion in the numbers of heavy container trucks on residential streets, believing that the proposed intermodal terminals will not have ...
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Greg Lawson, the general manager of JJ Lawson Transport, has been named the new chairman of ATA NSW’s Container Transport Carrier Sub-Committee following Mike Moylan’s retirement from the role. John Preston, Paul Downie and ...
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