Australian Rail Track Corporation general manager Jonathan Vandervoort says the Hunter Valley coal chain will get an uptick in performance thanks to a 72-hour maintenance shutdown later this month.
The
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Iron ore price sags as Chinese stockpiles grow
Iron ore is at risk of dipping below the US$50 per tonne mark, as growing stockpiles at Chinese ports indicate supply may again be well outstripping demand.
Miners had been enjoying the start of the year,
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Port of Melbourne sees increase in container movements
Imports of raw plastics and clothing have helped boost April throughput at the nation’s largest container terminal.
Port of Melbourne Corporation has noted an increase in overseas container throughput
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Fremantle Port privatisation in choppy waters
COMMENT: Recent loss of Nationals support is only one of a number of issues that could prevent the possible sale of Fremantle port, Peter van Duyn writes.
The WA Nationals recently announced
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Turnbull commits $150m to Townsville rail link
A rail link will connect Queensland’s North Coast Line directly with the Port of Townsville under a $150 million investment announced by the Turnbull Government on May 18.
Prime Minister Turnbull, now
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Labor commits $175 million for Port Botany rail line
A $175 million project to unclog and duplicate freight rail to Port Botany will be funded if the Bill Shorten-led Australian Labor Party wins at the election on July 2.
Shorten and Labor’s infrastructure
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Joint venture partner lobs lawsuit at Asciano
A legal challenge from one of Asciano’s joint venture partners has questioned the Scheme of Arrangement in place for the transport and logistics firm’s acquisition by a Qube-led consortium.
ACFS Logistics,
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WA has ‘no choice’, must sell off assets
Public policy commentator Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has praised WA treasurer Mike Nahan’s move to support several key asset sales in order to fund the next wave of infrastructrue investment
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Labor supports Perth outer harbour proposal
The Labor Party has supported plans for a new, rail-connected container terminal to be built at the Kwinana Outer Harbour, in south-west Perth.
Shadow infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese on Monday
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Budget shenanigans – announce now, pay later
COMMENT: The recent federal budget appears to have avoided the controversy of the last couple of years, but all is not as it seems, Mark Carter writes.
Last week I was reading an opinion piece that called
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