Murphy Transport Solutions chief operating officer, Brendan Hopley has been re-elected president of the Victorian Transport Association.
Mr Hopley, a veteran of the transport and logistics sector, has
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Upgrade underway on Goldfields
Brookfield Rail is on track to deliver a $12.5 million re-railing program on sections of the Eastern Goldfields Railway.
Teams from Brookfield Rail, manager and operator of Western Australia’s 5,500km
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PN ordered to reinstate speeding driver
A speeding train driver who accidentally abandoned his co-driver during a toilet break will be reinstated by Pacific National, the Fair Work Commission has ordered.
Peter White, a driver with Pacific National,
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WA added to National Rail Safety Regulator scheme
Western Australia has joined six other states and territories as participants in the National Rail Safety Regulation and Investigation scheme.
WA joins South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, New
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Truss grants $15m for passing loop extensions
The Federal Government will fund the extension of five passing loops across Victoria and South Australia as part of a plan to boost east-west freight efficiency.
Infrastructure and regional development
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Qube buys 19.9% of Asciano, will block Brookfield bid
Logistics and infrastructure business Qube Holdings will block Brookfield’s bid to acquire 100% of port and rail giant Asciano, after it bought a 19.9% stake in the ASX-listed business after markets
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Queensland’s draft infrastructure plan prioritises freight
Queensland has released its draft State Infrastructure Plan outlining freight market access as a priority for future investment, and the sustainable development of key ports as a long term opportunity.
Upgrades
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Queensland lodges final EIS backing Adani port expansion
The expansion of rail receival and coal export facilities at Abbot Point has taken a step forward, with a formal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted to the Commonwealth.
Queensland submitted
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Pressure on CBH to block Asciano deal
CBH is reportedly preparing a secondary submission to the competition authority to block the proposed takeover of Asciano by Bermuda-based infrastructure group Brookfield.
Asciano, the ASX-listed owner
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Kaimai Tunnel works well underway
A multi-million dollar upgrade of New Zealand’s longest rail tunnel is well underway.
NZ rail operator and manager KiwiRail says the team repairing and upgrading the 8.8km Kaimai Tunnel, on the North
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