Infrastructure Australia has released its June 2022 Infrastructure Priority List, which focuses on ensuring efficient road, rail and renewable energy projects in regional Australia.
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Government urged to focus on intermodal hub locations
Pacific National has welcomed the new Federal Government’s pledge to examine major infrastructure projects, including the cost and scope of the $14.5 billion proposed Inland Rail line.
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Additional intermodal capacity for Pacific National
Pacific National has launched two additional weekly containerised freight services on east-west routes to give customers greater access to linehaul capacity.
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Using the lessons of the past to drive innovation for the future: Peter Smith of SCT Logistics
Recognising a career of over 40 years in the rail freight industry, in November this year SCT Logistics founder and current director Peter Smith was awarded the Australian Freight Industry Award for Personality of the year. To mark the accolade, Rail Express sat down with Peter to hear how the company emerged from humble beginnings to where it stands today.
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Union calls for coastal shipping reforms to be scrapped to protect local freight jobs
The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) has signalled its opposition to coastal shipping reforms that would enable foreign-flagged ships to compete for domestic freight volumes.
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First sod turned on Pacific National’s St Marys Freight Hub
Construction has begun on Pacific National’s St Marys intermodal terminal, which, when complete, will enable rail freight to reach a mode share of 25 per cent of all containers handled at Port Botany.
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High Court puts end to Acacia Ridge litigation
The High Court of Australia has dismissed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) application for special leave to appeal the Federal Court’s decision on the sale of the Acacia Ridge intermodal terminal.
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Bullsbrook intermodal terminal takes the next step
The Western Australia state government is taking a market-led proposal for an intermodal terminal at Bullsbrook to the next stage.
The intermodal terminal proposed by Harvis Capital would be built at Bullsbrook,
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Ouyen intermodal future awaits MBRP outcome
A community group in in Ouyen, north-west Victoria, is closing in on the construction of a new intermodal terminal, however is awaiting one missing link; the replacement of a rail siding removed in the
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Qube invests in rail despite COVID hit to profits in 2020
Qube has reported a net profit drop of over 50 per cent due to the impact of COVID-19, bushfires, and floods during the 2020 financial year.
These impacts were offset by growths in Qube’s revenue and
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