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A Privately-Funded Rail Freight Bypass of Outer Western Sydney Is Opposed
Feb 27, 2014A 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 ...
Tags: rail freight, container terminal, Allocating rail capacity
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Sydney Is on Track to Have 5.5 Million Teu Trucked Each Year by 2030
Oct 8, 2013Sydney 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
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The Tender Process for The MIT Has Drawn Praise, But Also Attracted Criticism
May 23, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: Rail industry, Moorebank
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A Container Terminal at Newcastle Would Be Good for People Living in Northern NSW
May 8, 2013Greg 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 ...
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The NSW Government Leased Port Botany and Port Kembla on a 99-Year Contract
Apr 17, 2013The NSW Government has leased Port Botany and Port Kembla on a 99-year contract. Following a six-month competitive bidding process, the 99-year lease of state-owned port assets at Port Botany and Port Kembla has been awarded to the NSW ...
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The NSW Government Expects to Raise $2 Billion by Selling a 99-Year Lease
Apr 11, 2013Will $4 billion be allocated in the federal budget for upgrading the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor to carry more freight by rail? The New South Wales government has nominated no other source of funds for this upgrade, which must be ...
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Tony Abbott's Coalition Opposition Could Be Playing a Decisive Role in The Future
Mar 13, 2013Opinion – 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 ...
Tags: Tony Abbott, coalition opposition, freight transportation
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The Prime Minister Offered The Nsw Premier $1 Billion Towards a Road Project
Mar 6, 2013Photo 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
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Selling a 99-Year Lease to Port Botany Container Terminal for $2 Billion Is Bad Economics
Feb 27, 2013Photo 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
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Electoral Candidates Face Some Stark Policy Choices About Transport Infrastructure
Feb 20, 2013Electoral 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
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Australia's Taxpayers Will Book a Net Loss of $4 Billion
Feb 16, 2013Opinion – Greg Cameron Australia’s taxpayers will book a net loss of $4 billion when the New South Wales government sells a 99-year lease to Port Botany Container Terminal. The NSW government is asking taxpayers for $4 ...
Tags: Australia, Port Botany Container Terminal, tax, transport
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Work Can Start Immediately to Design and Build Outer Western Sydney's Rail Line
Feb 16, 2013Hawkesbury River rail bridge – WikiPedia photo. Opinion – Greg Cameron Work can start immediately to design and build outer Western Sydney’s dedicated freight rail line between Glenfield, Eastern Creek and Newcastle. ...
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The NSW Government Policy Is Disadvantaging Regional Economies
Dec 10, 2012Comment – Greg Cameron The NSW government policy to have only one container terminal for all of NSW at Port Botany is disadvantaging regional economies. Although the NSW government claims that Port Botany container terminal is ...
Tags: container terminal, regional economies, access to a container terminal
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In 2030, The 28% Rail Target Will Involve 2.9 Million More Truck Movements a Year
Nov 27, 2012Opinion–Greg Cameron The O'Farrell government's'NSW 2021'plan has an objective to"double the proportion of container freight movement by rail through NSW ports by 2020"–from 14%to 28%.The baseline year is 2010-11. The ...
Tags: Container Trucks, 2.9 Million