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Ararat to Become a Freight Hub
Aug 25, 2016Victoria’s Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford has announced the next step in the Ararat freight and logistics hub, with the appointment of strategic consulting firm WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff ...
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HPFV Finally Get Access at Higher Mass in Victoria
Apr 15, 2016Container transport operators servicing the Port of Melbourne have welcomed the release of a new policy by the Victorian Government to allow Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) to gain access to the Victorian road freight network at ...
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Murray Basin Rail Project to Be Built in Full
Aug 20, 2015The Victorian Government has committed to what it calls the biggest upgrade to regional rail freight in decades, the full Murray Basin Rail Project, which will standardise and upgrade the entire Murray Basin rail network. Premier Daniel ...
Tags: service, rail network
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Container Transport Operators See Positive Signs From a Concerted Campaign
Jul 3, 2015Container transport operators see positive signs from a concerted campaign to highlight the productivity, safety and export competitiveness that can be achieved by allowing Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) to operate at higher ...
Tags: Container transport, Gross Vehicle, Trucks
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Ara Has Expressed Disappointment in The Federal Government's 2015-16 Budget
May 19, 2015The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure
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SmartWay Helps Businesses Move More Goods More Miles with Lower Emissions and Less Energy
Mar 19, 2014EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership is celebrating 10 years as a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest most energy-efficient way possible, saving businesses money while protecting public health and ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service
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National Freight Productivity Will Be Boosted Through The Injection of $125 Million
Mar 11, 2014National 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, ...
Tags: Service, logistics, freight network
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ARTC Has Welcomed Its First Service Into Its New Enfield Staging Facility
Dec 20, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: Port Botany, Australian Rail Track Corporation, Enfield Staging Facility
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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 Inland Freight Rail Track Has Finally Made It Onto The Political Front Page
Aug 30, 2013After languishing in the political wilderness of disinterest for many years, the long-wished-for inland freight rail track from Melbourne to Brisbane has finally made it onto the political front page. The rail industry has welcomed ...
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The Victorian Freight Plan Promotes The Way as The Solution to The State's Freight
Aug 16, 2013Despite widespread objections to the multi-billion dollar East-West Link and calls for the money to be spent on public transport instead, the Victorian freight and logistics plan called 'Victoria – The Freight State' promotes it as ...
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Two Super B-double Truck Combinations Rolled out of The Depot of Wettenhall Logistics
Aug 16, 2013Two Super B-double truck combinations rolled out of the Dandenong depot of Wettenhall Logistics, marking a milestone in access for Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFVs) on the wider Victorian road network under the new Victorian ...
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'Moving Freight' Outlines Queensland's Strategy and Policy for The Freight System
Jul 5, 2013‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
Tags: logistics, Moving Freight, freight
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The Government Will Release a Victorian Freight and Logistics Plan and The Round Table
Jun 20, 2013Freight industry representatives have met with Minister for Ports David Hodgett and Minister for Public Transport and Roads Terry Mulder at the inaugural Ministerial Freight Advisory Council Round Table to discuss key directions for the ...
Tags: Victorian Freight, Advisory Council, Service
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There Are Many Good Points for Rail in The Budget
May 17, 2013While 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, ...
