HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Tuesday 7 September 2010 Make SCLN my HomePage    AUSTRALIA STORIES [ 5078 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Researchers looking to build algae-to-diesel test facility (Tuesday, 10 March 2009) RESEARCHERS at Murdoch University in Western Australia are planning to build a test biodiesel facility in the Pilbara that could lead to a $100 million plant to meet the region’s fuel needs. Full Story... Cyclone Hamish misses coal supply chain (Tuesday, 10 March 2009) RAILWAY and port operations linked to Queensland's coal supply chain are starting to resume operations as Cyclone Hamish passes 300 kilometres east of the Port of Gladstone and continues offshore in a southeasterly direction. Full Story... Qantas sees drop off in international passenger figures (Friday, 6 March 2009) THE economic downturn continues to hit Qantas hard with the airline suffering an 11.4% decrease in the number of passengers carried on international flights in January in comparison to the same month in 2008. Full Story... Infrastructure investment a priority: QTA (Friday, 6 March 2009) IN THE lead-up to the Queensland state government election, the Queensland Trucking Association has called on opposing political parties to continue prioritising infrastructure investment, regardless of which party is elected into office. Full Story... WA shipbuilder opens Vietnamese facility (Friday, 6 March 2009) WESTERN Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine Company has opened a new $25 million shipyard in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tau in Vietnam as part of the country’s Shipbuilding Industry Development Program. Full Story... MURPHY’S LORE: Grain transport needs a rethink (Friday, 6 March 2009) GRAIN ships wait at anchor off Western Australia as 600 road-train loads battle 120 rail-wagon loads of canola to unload on a ship at Port Lincoln, while Pacific National threatens to withdraw from grain cartage in two states. It seems the stakes are particularly high for the future of grain rail. Full Story... UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Time for heavyweights to pay their way (Friday, 6 March 2009) PROGRESS has undoubtedly been made in improving the quality of many of Australia’s major arterial roads, but what about the urban blacktop? Well, noises are being made that it is now their turn for some long overdue refurbishment. Full Story... Vic transporter hit with court order (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) VICTORIAN transporter Annfield, which trades as Fred’s Interstate Transport, has been ordered to improve its practices after a New South Wales court found the company guilty of 29 overloading offences. Full Story... Cairns Airport readies bar-code boarding system (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) CAIRNS Airport is set to become the first Australian airport to fully operate a terminal with bar-coded boarding passes (BCBP), replacing the previously used magnetic-strip boarding passes. Full Story... Qantas A380s too big for LAX (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) AIR traffic controllers from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have told Qantas that the new Airbus A380 aircraft are too big for the facility and may be turned away. Full Story... Lewis hits out at plans to monitor truckies (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) THE New South Wales Road and Traffic Authority’s plan to implement point-to-point speed cameras to monitor truck drivers has been condemned by the state’s Australian Trucking Association manager Jill Lewis. Full Story... South Australia to get 13 truck rest areas (Wednesday, 4 March 2009) THE Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed news that the Australian and South Australian governments will fund 13 truck rest areas between Adelaide and Port Augusta. Full Story... Downer EDI: NSW train deal 5 months behind schedule (Monday, 2 March 2009) INFRASTRUCTURE and engineering company Downer EDI has confirmed that New South Wales’s biggest-ever private sector deal to deliver 626 new carriages for Sydney is running five months late. Full Story... Trucking convention set for Gold Coast (Monday, 2 March 2009) THE 2009 Australian Trucking Convention will be held on the Gold Coast from April 21-24 and will feature one of the country’s best known economists, Chris Richardson. Full Story... GFC being used to legitimise job cuts: ACTU (Monday, 2 March 2009) THE Australian Council of Trade Unions has slammed big business for using the global financial crisis as a ruse for unnecessary job cuts, referring to Lend Lease’s plans to axe 1700 employees globally as just one example. Full Story... Aspermont holds its core strength (Monday, 2 March 2009) AUSTRALIA-based international trade publisher Aspermont has achieved a 66% revenue increase in its core print, online and conference media businesses in the face of worsening economic conditions during the December 2008 half year. Full Story... V touches down in Los Angeles (Monday, 2 March 2009) V AUSTRALIA’S Boeing 777-300ER has made its maiden voyage from Sydney to Los Angeles, with the airline’s first commercial service departing Sydney Airport at 3pm on Friday. Full Story... Carbon pollution workshops for regions (Friday, 20 February 2009) THE federal Department of Climate Change will hold public information sessions around regional Australia regarding the government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) next week. Full Story... New contract scheduled for QMASTOR (Friday, 20 February 2009) LISTED supply-chain software developer QMASTOR has secured a major new client for its Horizon Advanced Planning and Scheduling software, APS. Full Story... Tri-state regional study highlights transport costs (Friday, 20 February 2009) RESTRICTIONS on higher mass limits operations in New South Wales cost Sunraysia/Riverland primary producers and wine makers a penalty of $250-750 per truck load for their produce. Full Story... Mermaid enjoys favourable currents (Friday, 20 February 2009) MERMAID Marine has posted a 63% increase in net profit to $A12.2 million for the half-year ending December 31, 2008, over the corresponding period in 2007. Full Story... Centrex submits SA wharf application (Monday, 16 February 2009) CENTREX Metals’ Wilgerup project in South Australia has received a boost after the emerging iron ore play submitted a key development application over the Port Lincoln wharf site. Full Story... Submissions call for Grain Freight Review (Monday, 16 February 2009) THE FEDERAL government has opened submissions for the review of the grain freight operations in New South Wales. Full Story... Fortescue settles shipping dispute (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) SHIPPING company Bocimar International will receive $US50 million ($A76.8 million) worth of shares in Fortescue Metals Group after the two groups settled a dispute over contracts and cut a new shipping deal. Full Story... Townsville goes green with Hino Hybrid (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) THE Port of Townsville has set about reducing its carbon emissions with the acquisition of Hino’s latest-generation 714 Hybrid truck to carry out general maintenance duties, such as wharf repairs and civil works. Full Story... Port of Brisbane gets new $65M container berth (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) TRANSPORT Minister John Mickel yesterday commissioned the Port of Brisbane’s seventh dedicated container berth, Berth 10, which will allow at least six container vessels to be accommodated simultaneously by the two major stevedores, Patrick and DP World Brisbane. Full Story... FOCUS: Training course aims to help Qld jobless (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) THE Bligh government is continuing its quest to cut down unemployment figures in Queensland with the launch of an intensive training course for long-term job seekers. Full Story... ATA pleased with govt road plans (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association chairman Trevor Martyn has welcomed the federal government’s $42 billion nation building and jobs plan, saying it will deliver better and safer roads around the country. Full Story... Train derailments cause freight delays in WA (Monday, 2 February 2009) FREIGHT bound for all parts of Western Australia is being held up following two train derailments in the state on Friday. Full Story... QR secures $100M contract for rail maintenance (Monday, 2 February 2009) NATIONAL transport and logistics company QR has picked up a $100 million contract to provide maintenance for Australia’s interstate rail network. Full Story... Prev    Next   Company Search Story Search Advanced Search Disclaimer | © Copyright Aspermont Ltd | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions