HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Tuesday 7 September 2010 Make SCLN my HomePage    OPERATIONS STORIES [ 404 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] 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... Asciano reports mixed outlook (Wednesday, 25 February 2009) Transport infrastructure group Asciano says it is well-advanced in pursuing the sale of one or more of its businesses, but global economic downturn has created some uncertainty around its operations after releasing its half-year results this morning. Full Story... Oil rides equity markets, closes higher (Wednesday, 25 February 2009) OIL prices rose last night as the US stock market recovered some of Monday’s losses but concerns over demand kept prices just under $US40 a barrel. Full Story... Macquarie Airports profit soars 90% (Wednesday, 25 February 2009) SYDNEY Airport’s principal shareholder Macquarie Airports (MAp) has defied the souring economic trend posting a 90% rise in its full-year profit to $2.1 billion. Full Story... Oil up on surprise US inventory drop (Friday, 20 February 2009) OIL prices reversed a fair bit of the losses taken this week after a weekly US Energy Department report showed an unexpected drop in crude inventories last week. Full Story... Bears maul oil prices (Wednesday, 18 February 2009) FEAR is trumping greed. Oil prices followed the lead of equities markets, falling in the first half of this week as investors worried about weakening energy demand in a stalling global economy. Full Story... Rain washes out Rio’s rail (Wednesday, 18 February 2009) RIO Tinto has suspended work at a number of its Pilbara mines after flooding from heavy rain had a “significant impact” on the miner’s operations. Full Story... Brambles half-year profits down 28% (Monday, 16 February 2009) Brambles will cut 750 jobs after the pallet maker posted a 28% profit decline in the first half of the financial year. Full Story... Oil sinks below $US35/bbl (Friday, 13 February 2009) GROWING oil stockpiles in the United States have sent US crude prices crashing down to seven-week lows. Full Story... Oil slumps to under $US39/bbl (Wednesday, 11 February 2009) OIL began the week under $US39 a barrel and continued to fall yesterday on concerns US President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package would not stop demand from weakening further. Full Story... Customs: our freight delays are at the global standard (Wednesday, 11 February 2009) INCREASED customs interest in examining cargo imports is not causing significant delays, according to a landmark study released by the Australian Customs Service this week. Full Story... BBI moves towards internal management (Monday, 9 February 2009) BABCOCK & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has said plans to restructure and internalise its management, making it more separate from its Babcock & Brown (BNB) parent, will have little negative effect on its own financial position. Full Story... Qantas freight business drops (Friday, 6 February 2009) QANTAS’S freight business profit fell by 12% in the second half of the 2008 calendar year as tough international operating conditions took their toll. Full Story... Oil follows Wall Street back up (Friday, 6 February 2009) THE oil price rebounded last night to close slightly higher following a rally in the stock market but analysts are eyeing a potential fall under $US40 a barrel when US unemployment figures are released today. Full Story... Kenworth reaches Australian milestone (Friday, 6 February 2009) TRUCK manufacturer Kenworth recently reached a significant milestone, delivering its 40,000th Australian-designed and manufactured truck from the company’s Bayswater plant in Melbourne. Full Story... PATA inks deal for airline data (Wednesday, 21 January 2009) THE Pacific Asia Travel Association has announced that OAG Travel Solutions is to become its preferred airline data supplier, further strengthening the work of the association’s Strategic Intelligence Centre. Full Story... UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Solution to EGR wear issues on horizon (Friday, 16 January 2009) AS GLOBAL exhaust emissions regulations continue to spur manufacturers to develop increasingly cleaner diesel exhaust systems, researchers are addressing the challenges regarding the engine wear issues caused by exhaust gas recirculation systems. Full Story... Barker technology taps niche market (Friday, 19 December 2008) BARKER Transport Services is using inflatable-bag suspension, as well as custom-designed and built shipping containers, to get a leg-up in the Queensland market. Full Story... MMA increases fleet with new vessel (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) MERMAID Marine Australia (MMA) has announced it has taken delivery of its latest newbuild vessel, the Mermaid Searcher, which is en route to Australia having sailed from Hong Kong on Friday, December 12. Full Story... Volvo announces cutbacks, shutdowns (Wednesday, 3 December 2008) THE global recession and the accompanying decline in orders for trucks has forced the Volvo Group to implement personnel cutbacks and periodic production shutdowns at its construction equipment plants worldwide, says Volvo chief executive Leif Johansson. Full Story... UNDER CONSTRUCTION: National to spin-off Allied? (Friday, 28 November 2008) SPECULATION is mounting in the hire and rental industry that National Hire may sell off Coates’ Allied Equipment business. Full Story... Sustainability in focus: UPS (Monday, 17 November 2008) UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company, increased greenhouse emissions 1.3% in 2007 over the previous year, reveals its recent sustainability report. Full Story... Transport projects shine at CCF night of nights (Monday, 3 November 2008) TRANSPORT infrastructure projects dominated the national winners in this year’s Civil Contractors Federation Earth Awards, announced on Saturday night. Full Story... Flight plan for cleaner skies (Monday, 27 October 2008) A NEW environmentally friendly air service between Los Angeles and Melbourne was launched last week. Qantas said the A380 service slashed tonnes of emissions under an initiative that gave it a priority route. Full Story... Schenker expands e-freight destination list (Friday, 24 October 2008) SCHENKER Australia has added Hong Kong to its list of destinations using paper-free airfreight shipments from Australia. Full Story... Tax changes will boost ailing shipping industry: Transport Minister (Wednesday, 22 October 2008) A PARLIAMENT committee has tabled a report commissioned by federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese calling for tax changes and a national port development plan in a bid to boost the struggling Australian shipping industry. Full Story... Skelton Tomkinson, Sherborne form alliance (Monday, 20 October 2008) GLOBAL freight forwarder Skelton Tomkinson has announced its intention to acquire or merge with cargo services company Sherborne ACA. Full Story... DECA Training bags industry award (Wednesday, 15 October 2008) DECA Training’s state-of-the-art simulators, used to train heavy vehicle drivers, have been honoured in the Innovation/Technology section of the 2008 Australian Freight Industry Awards. Full Story... Qantas scares continue (Wednesday, 17 September 2008) A QANTAS jet carrying 133 passengers bound for Brisbane reportedly had to turn back to Perth 30 minutes into the flight last night after a strange odour was detected, news agency AAP has reported. Full Story... QR drivers to get naps (Wednesday, 17 September 2008) QUEENSLAND Rail coal drivers may get napping time, if a policy to address driver fatigue is given the go-ahead. Full Story... Prev    Next   Company Search Story Search Advanced Search Disclaimer | © Copyright Aspermont Ltd | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions