BHP Billiton has formally withdrawn from being the preferred developer of Terminal 2 at the Port of Abbot Point as the company also confirms it has pulled out of building a rail line linking the port with Bowen Basin mines.
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Port Kembla coal terminal workers to share in $2.5m after court win
Seventy-eight people who worked at the Port Kembla Coal Terminal between 1990 and 2005 will receive an average of $30,000 worth of superannuation payments each after a hearing in the NSW Industrial Court.
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Coal explorer in talks with Aurizon as mine development ramps up
Queensland coal explorer International Coal has announced it is in discussions with Aurizon over a rail access deal for its Consuelo project in the Bowen Basin.
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Stacker gantry installed at WICET stockyard
Wiggins Island Coal Expert Terminal is progressing closer to completion with the first stacker gantry lifted into place at the coal stockyard.
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Gap widens between SME business needs and government policy
A recent study reveals the hidden potential in mature SME businesses across the country, and what needs to be done to help these businesses grow further.
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Mining exports set to surge, Gov says
Australia’s resources sector is transitioning from a construction to a production phase which Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says will deliver “serious money” and boost exports.
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Government reopens Victorian freight rail line
The first freight trains on the newly reopened Echuca to Toolamba rail line travelled to the Port of Melbourne last night, where Australian rice will be exported to Japan and the Middle East.
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Newcastle Port Corp says goodbye to long-standing chief
The outgoing chief of Newcastle Port Corporation said he is proud of the growth and diversification seen at the site over the last ten years.
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First deck units installed at Wiggins Island coal terminal
A new coal export terminal is taking shape in Gladstone, with the first of nine deck units that will help form part of its wharf installed.
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Iron ore port expansion seeks company proposals
Esperance Port has shortlisted two corporations to provide proposals on the development of a new multi-user iron ore export facility.
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