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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Rail lines close along the Wheatbelt
Extra truck movements can be expected during this year’s harvest season as Brookfield Rail announces the closure of two grain freight lines along the Wheatbelt.
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Rise in the use of rail: report
Australia’s rail industry is growing, with an industry report showing freight and passenger numbers have increased.
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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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WA regulator sets price for FMG’s port and rail assets
Western Australia’s economic regulator has set a maximum price for access to Fortescue Metals Group’s port and rail assets, meaning the infrastructure access conflict between Fortescue Metals and iron ore hopeful Brockman Mining is moving in the right direction.
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Egyptian sailors fly home after wage dispute
A dispute onboard a coal ship at Port Kembla which saw seven crew members refuse to sail the vessel has ended as the men agree to be flown home.
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Coal ship crew members refuse to sail
An industrial dispute on-board an Egyptian coal ship docked in Port Kembla has escalated as crew members accuse the ship’s owner of threatening their family members.
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Call for private sector to reopen Cowra Lines
Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay today called for registrations of interest from the private sector to restore, operate and maintain 200 kilometres of rail line known as the ‘The Cowra Lines’.
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Protestors promise to hit Aurizon’s bottom line
Environmental groups opposed to the development of coal mines in the Galilee Basin have vowed to target the hip pockets of the financial backers of projects, starting with rail firm Aurizon.
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Northline win major contract with Rio Tinto
Transport and logistics company Northline have won a major contract with Rio Tinto that will see it transport more than 5000 tonnes of freight annually to the miner’s Alcan Weipa bauxite mine in Queensland.
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