Tasmanian government rules out GBE sales
AFTER losing a vote-of-confidence in the Tasmanian Parliament last Thursday [6 June] state premier Jeremy Rockliff has moved to rule out any proposed privatisation of government...
Victorian freight on track
THE VICTORIAN government has itemised the latest improvements to the state’s rail freight network while celebrating an uplift in volumes carried. Three per cent more freight was...
ALC pushes clean energy message
INDUSTRY body the Australian Logistics Council has called for investment in cheaper, cleaner energy as a means of achieving so-called net zero in carbon emissions. The ALC has...
Sadness as Don Watson Transport closes
PROMINENT Victorian trucking business, Don Watson Transport, has confirmed it is to cease trading. In a statement, managing director Lyndon Watson blamed difficult economic...
WSI airport unveils inaugural master plan
WESTERN Sydney International Airport (WSI) has released its inaugural master plan which it said charts its future and will herald a new era of economic prosperity for Greater...
Inland Rail’s transformation of the Euroa railway precinct is underway
INLAND Rail has begun the transformation of the station at Euroa, Victoria, to allow for the future passage of double-stacked freight trains. According to an Inland Rail...
First piece of Western Sydney International Airport puzzle complete
WESTERN Sydney International (WSI) Airport has announced construction of the airport’s first major piece is completed, with the runway and other key airside facilities officially...
Minister spruiks tunnel freight benefits
THE Westgate Tunnel is set to bring transformative change to the freight and transport sectors, an industry breakfast at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne has heard. State freight...
Inbound Connect expands, both north and south
IT HAS been a busy time for Inbound Connect, which has continued its vehicle booking system (VBS) expansion in Singapore and New Zealand. Inbound Connect is a software as a...
Keep TasRail, goverment told
INDEPENDENT economist Saul Eslake has included TasRail in a list of six state government-owned entities he considers should not be considered for sale. Mr Eslake was commissioned...
Inland Rail milestone with Wangaratta Station opening
A REVAMPED Wangaratta railway station has been officially opened, an important cog in the development of the Inland Railway project. It means major works on Tranche 1 of the...
Bill seeks to improve safety and efficiency in Victorian ports
NEW roads and freight legislation seeks to improve safety, operational and administrative efficiency in the transport sector, Victorian ports and freight minister Melissa Horne...
OPINION: Australia's the last bastion in the global shipping land grab
IN A world where global shipping lines have steadily crept from sea to shore — owning and operating the very container terminals they once merely serviced — Australia remains one...
WiseTech acquires Texas tech business e2open
SOFTWARE logistics business WiseTech has announced a binding agreement to acquire Texan tech and logistics business e2open in a deal valued at $3.30 a share or a cool $2.1bn in...
ACCC delays DP World-Silk decision again
THE ACCC has delayed for a second time DP World’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics, following what it says is the receipt of further information from the parties. The...
