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How The NSW Government Could Save $7 Billion on The Building of New Railways
Aug 20, 2015Building 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 ...
Tags: service, public service, new railway
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The Response From Potential Bidders for The Lease of The Port of Newcastle Is Positive
Dec 18, 2013NSW 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 ...
Tags: portc, transportation
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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 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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The Southern Sydney Freight Line Is Finally Open at a Cost of $1b
Jan 23, 2013Originally budgeted for $319m and promised to open in 2009, the Southern Sydney Freight Line is finally open at a cost of $1b, allowing container trains 24-hour access to Port Botany and unhindered passage for Brisbane-Melbourne freight ...
Tags: Southern Sydney Freight Line, freight trains, logistics
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The Final NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan Was Released
Dec 17, 2012The final NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan has been released by the Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay. The ministers said the master plan “brings together all types of ...
Tags: Gladys Berejiklian, Duncan Gay, Long Term Transport Master Plan
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ARA CEO Bryan Nye Has Invited Mr Abbott to Travel by Rail Instead
Dec 10, 2012In response to Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott continuing his truck drive from Brisbane to Terrigal, Australasian Railway Association (ARA) CEO Bryan Nye has invited Mr Abbott to travel by rail instead. Daniel Hurst / ...
Tags: truck drive, additional carbon dioxide emissions, regional centres
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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