Category: Freight & supply chain

The NSW government’s port authority in Sydney has acquired technology that can help protect cargo ships and cruise vessels by predicting bad weather.

The anticipated growth of freight rail use over the next decade has led the Queensland government to look for a new operator to manage heavier and more frequent loads.

The potential for the federal government’s planned Melbourne-to-Brisbane Inland Railway to reduce costly damage to local roads has led to praise from councils across Australia.

A controversial plan to sell high value public housing property assets around the Sydney Harbour foreshore area has generated outrage from local government and community groups .

Queensland’s extensive system of freight lines could soon be integrated with the existing national network if an investigation by the federal rail operator can prove it’s a viable move.

By Paul Hemsley Councils in Tasmania are backing the idea of a state-based Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) after a new independent report found the move could generate long term savings…

By Julian Bajkowski The prospect of Australia finally building a high speed passenger rail line along the East Coast of the continent has been softly revived by Deputy Prime Minister…

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Queensland government has tapped the Bombardier NGR Consortium as the selected tenderer to supply a new fleet of 75 six-car passenger trains in…

By Julian Bajkowski The Abbott government is wasting no time in pushing its roads-led infrastructure renewal policy to the nation’s councils, after Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and…

By Paul Hemsley Adelaide has become the latest city to become smitten by Australia’s metropolitan love affair with reactivating junked tram lines to help ease rising traffic congestion in the…