COMMENT: The saga surrounding the takeover of Pacific National’s parent company Asciano has seen a number of twist and turns, while uncertainty remains as to just what form our second largest rail freight
Read More
Political deal close on Port of Melbourne privatisation
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has claimed “a major breakthrough” in efforts to lease the Port of Melbourne, a key move towards funding the removal of 50 of the state’s worst level crossings.
The
Read More
Read More
Lower east-west volumes hit Pacific National’s revenue
A drop in intermodal NTKs has led to a 1.3% decline in revenue through the first half of the financial year for rail operator Pacific National.
Pacific National’s operational and financial figures were
Read More
Read More
IA road-rail reforms could be “game changers”: Hockridge
Aurizon chief executive and managing director Lance Hockridge has praised Infrastructure Australia’s 15-year infrastructure plan, saying its recommended reforms could be “game changers”
Read More
Read More
Qube, Brookfield in talks for joint Asciano bid
In a new twist to the saga of a prospective foreign acquisition of Australian ports and rail heavyweight Asciano, competing parties Qube and Brookfield have announced talks to form a joint takeover
Read More
Read More
Safety the focus of three-day Hunter shutdown
Australian Rail Track Corporation executive general manager Jonathan Vandervoort has urged workers, motorists and community members to maintain a safety focus during a three-day shutdown of the Hunter
Read More
Read More
Brookfield scheme meeting cancelled following Asciano’s Qube shift
Asciano on Friday announced an order made on Thursday by the Supreme Court of New South Wales concerning the scheme meeting convened for shareholders.
According to the stevedoring the company, the NSW
Read More
Read More
Albanese: Infrastructure report highlights Coalition’s failings
Shadow minister for transport and infrastructure Anthony Albanese has urged the Turnbull Government to return to “an evidence-based approach” to the funding of major infrastructure projects,
Read More
Read More
Rail changes included in Moorebank’s final EIS
Significant adjustments to rail access are included among a number of changes in the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal’s final environmental impact statement, released earlier this month.
Overall volumes
Read More
Read More
Turnbull, Joyce applaud infrastructure report
Malcolm Turnbull has praised recommendations made by Infrastructure Australia in its first 15-year planning document, released February 17.
Turnbull welcomed the paper, dubbed the Australian Infrastructure
Read More
Read More