Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester has hinted at his excitement at the prospect of a completed Melbourne to Brisbane inland railway.
Under well-documented plans, the ports of
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DP World and Austrak announce inland port plans
DP World Australia and Austrak have announced plans for a new intermodal freight hub at Austrak’s business park at Somerton, north of Melbourne.
The stevedore is to operate the new inland freight hub,
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Wodonga to act as freight ‘pressure-valve’ for SCT
A RAIL freight hub at the town of Wodonga on the Victoria-New South Wales border is set to ease pressure on the movement of goods close to Melbourne.
That’s the view of SCT Logistics general manager
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SCT leaders push for Melbourne port rail shuttles
Interstate rail services will be key to the viability of rail shuttle services in and around the Port of Melbourne, senior executives from SCT Logistics have said.
SCT managing director Geoff Smith, along
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Rail key to de-clogging Melbourne transport
A new plan proposed by a transport industry peak body says rail is imperative to unclog Melbourne for both people and freight.
The 25-year plan, called InterCity: How Regional Rail Can Re-Balance Population
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Name change reflects Bowmans’ rail focus
Reflecting a new direction for the company is the reason for a name change by logistics freight business Bowmans Intermodal, which henceforth is to be known as Bowmans Rail.
According to the company, the
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ACCC green lights Port of Melbourne lease proposals
Separate proposals to acquire a 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne have received the green light from the nation’s competition regulator.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released
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Murray Basin project well underway
Victorian agriculture minister Jaala Pulford says port competitiveness was a key factor in deciding to invest in the upgrade of the rail network in north-western Victoria.
The $220m Murray Basin project
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TasRail finds strength in troubled times
Heavy flooding in northern Tasmania swamped key infrastructure but also provided the state’s rail provider the opportunity to show it had changed for the better.
Massive floods that inundated parts
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Victorian ports minister wants better truck utilisation at Melbourne
High productivity trucks must play a role in the movement of freight to and from the Port of Melbourne.
That’s the view of Victorian ports minister Luke Donnellan who used a business lunch this week
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