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Toll/Asciano rail deal

News2 Jan 2014

Asciano Limited has reached two new rail agreements with Toll Group for its Queensland intermodal business....

Queensland ports now for sale …

News1 May 2013

The Queensland Government is likely to privatise the ports of Townsville and Gladstone after an audit of the state’s finances recommended ...

Townsville’s priority expansion

News5 Jul 2011

Expansion of the north Queensland port of Townsville has been given government impetus after the state’s Coordinator-General declared the ...

Gladstone steels for new trade

News1 Feb 2011

A new export steel trade through the Queensland port of Gladstone has moved closer after detailed site investigations by potential Chinese i...

Queensland bulks up port corps

News1 Sep 2008

The Queensland government is to transfer administration of most of the state’s major bulk ports out of Brisbaneheadquartered Ports Corp of...

Queensland ports get the thumbs up

News1 May 2008

A review of Queensland’s ports, conducted under the direction of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), has largely endorsed curren...

Oz inland rail dream draws closer

News1 Nov 2007

The prospect of an inland east coast railway linking Melbourne to Brisbane and beyond is growing ever stronger as plans to develop various k...

QR on verge of new era

News1 Nov 2007

The scheduled departure of QRNational’s first official east-west intermodal train from Melbourne’s North Dynon terminal via Adelaide to ...

Partners at war over PN

News11 Nov 2005

Despite low key beginnings, the fight between 50:50 partners Toll Holdings and Patrick Corporation over joint venture rail company Pacific N...

A bitter battle waged down under…

News20 Oct 2005

The bid by Australia’s largest transport and logistics group, Toll Holdings, for the country’s number two, Patrick Corporation (see Worl...

Inland rail plan back in Oz favour

News1 May 2005

After languishing for several years, grand plans for an inland rail line linking Melbourne to Brisbane and beyond are back on the agenda as ...

Natural resources fuel regional port boom

News1 Oct 2000

The Australian dollar has hit new lows in recent months as money traders mark the country down as an "old" commodity/resource-based economy....

More money for Queensland rail

News1 Sep 2000

More than A$80 mill in extra funding has been allocated by the Queensland Government to rail track improvements between Rockhampton and Cair...

Records all round

News1 May 2000

Most Queensland ports set new throughput records during the 1998-99 financial year, according to the recently released government publicatio...

Toll/Asciano rail deal

Queensland ports now for sale …

Townsville’s priority expansion

Gladstone steels for new trade

Queensland bulks up port corps

Queensland ports get the thumbs up

Oz inland rail dream draws closer

QR on verge of new era

Partners at war over PN

A bitter battle waged down under…

Inland rail plan back in Oz favour

Natural resources fuel regional port boom

More money for Queensland rail

Records all round

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Toll/Asciano rail deal

Queensland ports now for sale …

Townsville’s priority expansion

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Valenciaport’s container traffic up 14% in H1

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan