Former Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Andrew Harding has officially taken over at Aurizon, replacing Lance Hockridge as the company’s chief executive.
Harding’s appointment was announced
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Chester names Chair to guide Inland Rail through Queensland
A reference group and chair have been established to help the Australian Rail Track Corporation finalise the alignment of Inland Rail through Queensland.
Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren
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First beef train to Oakey in two decades
The first cattle train in two decades has rolled into Oakey, in Queensland’s Darling Downs region, after the state government invested $2.5 million in rail facilities.
Transport minister Stirling Hinchliffe
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New TAIC commissioner appointed
A new chief commissioner has been named to lead New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission.
Former chief legal advisor for the Treasury Jane Meares was named as TAIC’s new chief commissioner
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Iron ore briefly goes over US$80
Hiccups in the prices of coal and iron ore over the past 24 hours have done little to impact the overall boost to confidence underway in the commodities markets.
After peaking at just over US$80 a tonne
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First SCT train to Bromelton in January, ARTC buys land
SCT Logistics and the Australian Rail Track Corporation have both made moves in Bromelton recently, with the logistics provider announcing a first planned service to its new facility there in January 2017,
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QUBE reports dip in profits
QUBE has reported a fall in net profits for the 2015-16 financial year, as compared with the year before.
At this week’s annual meeting, the following results were reported:
Underlying net profit after
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ACCC green-lights Qube’s AAT acquisition
Court-enforceable undertakings from transport and logistics group Qube have satisfied the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that the full takeover of Australian Amalgamated Terminals
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Davies hits back after Rio confirms sacking
Rio Tinto has formally sacked two of its key executives a week after they were suspended over leaked emails regarding a 2011 payment to an advisor of Guinean president Alpha Condé, relating to a potentially
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Legislation passes to sell Utah Point for infrastructure funding
Legislation allowing the sale of the Utah Point Bulk Handling Facility at Port Hedland has been passed by the WA Parliament.
The sale is one of several asset privatisations the WA Government is using to
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