Freight & Logistics
Challenges and opportunities facing the freight sector
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Freight & Logistics 0by Mikayla Bridge, Journalist, Infrastructure Magazine During her presentation at the 2022 Critical Infrastructure Summit, Rachel Smith, the Head...
How to increase rail freight’s modal share
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Freight & Logistics, Rail 0by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) As a means to move freight, rail works. In many instances, it is...
New Minister for Infrastructure
Stephanie Nestor Airport, Civil Construction, Freight & Logistics, News, People, Spotlight 0Catherine King has been appointed Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, with Carol Brown as Assistant...
Highlights from the 2022 Critical Infrastructure Summit
Jessica Dickers Asset Management, Civil Construction, Freight & Logistics, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Regional, Roads, Smart Infrastructure, Transport 0Infrastructure magazine’s Critical Infrastructure Summit, held on 6-8 April, brought together the biggest names in infrastructure for three days...
$48.3 million to rebuild Upper Hunter freight route
Stephanie Nestor Freight & Logistics, News, NSW, Regional, Roads, Spotlight 0In a joint venture, the Federal Government and New South Wales Government have committed to a $48.3 million project...
ALC calls for adoption of five priority areas ahead of election
Stephanie Nestor Freight & Logistics, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called upon Federal Election parties and candidates to adopt five key policy priorities...
$33 billion Federal commitment for road safety
Stephanie Nestor Freight & Logistics, News, Projects, Roads, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has committed $33 billion over the next four years to improve road safety ahead of the...
New working group to combat VIC supply chain challenges
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Policy, Spotlight, VIC 0The Victorian Government has established a Container Storage Working Group of industry representatives to keep the supply chain moving...
Five ways 5G can relieve supply chain pressure
Patricia Mae Tagabe Big Data, Features, Freight & Logistics, IOT, Planning, Risk management, Smart Infrastructure, Technology 0by Lauren DeLorenzo, Journalist, Infrastructure magazine With the impacts of COVID-19 wreaking havoc on Australia’s freight transport and logistics...
Rail freight: untapped potential for national supply chains
Christopher Allan Freight & Logistics, News, Policy, Rail, Spotlight 0A report launched by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has laid out four opportunities for government and industry to...
More freight data available to improve operations
April Shepherd Freight & Logistics, News, Spotlight 0The Federal Government’s Supply Chain Benchmarking Dashboard has new data available to help freight operators and businesses further improve...
Website to clarify COVID-19 rules for transport sector
April Shepherd Freight & Logistics, News, Spotlight, Transport 0The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has updated its website with guidance on close contact worker requirements across Australia,...
New fuel importing facilities for Port of Brisbane, supporting 260 jobs
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Ports, QLD, Spotlight, Transport 0New storage tanks, fuel importing facilities and diesel loading pumps are planned for Lytton Fuel Terminal and the Port...
Staged reopening of Stuart Highway underway
April Shepherd Freight & Logistics, News, Roads, Spotlight 0The Stuart Highway, the crucial freight corridor that links Adelaide to Darwin, partially reopened on 6 February, with traffic...
$255 million for Pilbara urea project
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, Investment, News, Projects, WA 0The Northern Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has committed $255 million for infrastructure upgrades to support the Perdaman Urea Project. The...
New Port of Port Hedland plan to increase export capacity
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Planning, Ports, Spotlight, Transport, WA 0A revised Port of Port Hedland development plan has been endorsed by the Western Australian Government, which supports a...
National Cabinet rules out under 18s forklift proposal to relieve shortages
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0The National Cabinet has ruled out a proposal to change the age requirements for forklift drivers to 16 years...
Milestone for Port of Townsville’s $232 million upgrade
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Ports, Projects, QLD, Spotlight 0Australia’s largest backhoe dredge, Woomera, has arrived at the Port of Townsville to begin widening the port’s shipping channels...
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High-capacity signalling takes metro tunnel to new heights
The Victorian Government will introduce a single authority to oversee the regulation of safety and compliance for commercial passenger transport.
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Construction has commenced on the $206 million Spring Farm Parkway Stage 1, with the project set to connect communities across Macarthur in New South Wales.
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Productivity is once again the subject of a Federal Government review and, again, the real challenge is the actual adoption of better practice.
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