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MSC lines up new rail options

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MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company is riding the rails via a new inland network assembled during the last six months. The carrier claims it can deliver a faster, simpler, and more...
MSC lines up new rail options

Big energy components leave Port of Newcastle for Uungula Wind Farm

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PORT of Newcastle says it has marked another milestone as a leader in renewable energy logistics, with the first oversize and/or overmass (OSOM) wind farm movement from its...
Big energy components leave Port of Newcastle for Uungula Wind Farm

Inland Rail hails spending with local companies

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NEW figures from Inland Rail show total spending with “local companies” on the project topped $660 million at the end of December. Some $130 million was spent during 2025, with...
Inland Rail hails spending with local companies

A$32 million air cargo facility set for WSI

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GLOBAL air services provider dnata says it will invest about A$32 million to establish a dedicated cargo terminal operation at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton)...
A$32 million air cargo facility set for WSI

Alleged cocaine importer denied bail in NSW court

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A NSW man has been refused bail after being charged with allegedly importing 200kg of cocaine last week when police found drugs on the catamaran he was sailing near the...
Alleged cocaine importer denied bail in NSW court

Container hardstand storage running out for operators

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THE PRESSURE is on to find land for container-rated hardstands in the east coast's major cities, with the availability of industrial-zoned land in Sydney now under 8%. With...
Container hardstand storage running out for operators

MEDLOG expands to Ettamogah

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MSC’s Medlog has expanded again in Australia with the completion of its acquisition of the Ettamogah Rail Hub (ERH), near the twin cities of Albury/Wodonga on the NSW/Victoria...
MEDLOG expands to Ettamogah

TRAnsverse tugs near 3000 commercial jobs

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SVITZER says its three TRAnsverse class tugboats are approaching 3000 collective commercial tug jobs this month, with on-water operations reportedly showing superior escort...
TRAnsverse tugs near 3000 commercial jobs

Renewables focus of $36m Mayfield port plan

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PORT of Newcastle is increasing its diversification away from mineral trades, via a $36m extension to its multipurpose terminal (MPT) berth at Mayfield. The berth extension is to...
Renewables focus of $36m Mayfield port plan

Cocaine seized from inside heavy vehicles

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THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force (ABF) Maritime Operations branch has seized more than 50kg of cocaine hidden inside heavy vehicles during a targeted inspection in Brisbane. The drugs,...
Cocaine seized from inside heavy vehicles

Rail investigators find asset management wanting

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THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has been found to have fallen short of properly using its own track reporting systems in regulators’ investigation of a freight train...
Rail investigators find asset management wanting

Newcastle sets diversified trade record

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A RECORD result for non-coal at Newcastle highlights the strength of the port’s diversification strategy, chief executive Craig Carmody says. Port of Newcastle reported more than...
Newcastle sets diversified trade record

NSW defers next stage PBLIS consultation

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TRANSPORT for NSW has decided to delay indefinitely the second round of consultations about proposed changes to the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS) Mandatory...
NSW defers next stage PBLIS consultation

Howe about this: Serco wins new contract

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THE AUSTRALIAN arm of UK-headquartered Serco has won a NSW Government contract to design and build a new vessel to carry Lord Howe Island’s freight supplies. Serco says the...
Howe about this: Serco wins new contract

ABF claims win over tobacco smugglers

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AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers say they have seized about 3.6 million cigarettes and more than five tonnes of loose-leaf tobacco during raids in Sydney's west and north. ABF...
ABF claims win over tobacco smugglers