Construction, which is expected to begin next year, will be funded by the Port of Brisbane and will upgrade 3.2km of road to dual carriageway and will include at least two intersection upgrades. According to a statement, $385m was spent on infrastructural improvements at the port in 2013. Included in the works were lane extensions, […]
Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss told attendees at the 2014 IAPH conference in Sydney recently that the total international cargo handled by Australian ports increased last financial year by over 9% in value. “Importantly, our container ports have also seen improvements in multi-factor productivity, about 20% over the past decade – well above the economy-wide […]
The Australian Government has announced that Badgery’s Creek will be the site for a new airport for Western Sydney. The Government has established the Western Sydney Infrastructure Unit within the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development to implement this decision. It will also be responsible for undertaking important consultation with local councils, the community and other stakeholders, including the […]
NSW has agreed to lease the Port of Newcastle to a consortium of financial investors for 98 years in a $1.75bn deal. “Transactions such as this bring enduring benefits to communities and the economy and build on the NSW Government’s success track record in recycling mature State-owned assets to deliver major infrastructure projects that will […]
International trade and transport stakeholders are impacted by a number of measures in the 2014-15 Federal Budget. The Australian Logistics Council say projects announced will increase capacity on existing freight routes and support the construction of new infrastructure.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, has announced that he has approved Sydney Airport’s 2014 Master Plan. Sydney Airport submitted the plan to the Deputy Prime Minister in December 2013.
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has released a Ten Point Plan setting out the key policy steps that are required to lift our economic growth and resilience.
Part of a $125m freight productivity boost from government will go towards the next stage of the Port Botany rail line upgrade.
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) welcomes confirmation the Victorian Government is investigating the privatisation of Victorian ports but is encouraging the government to ensure the funds raised from the process are recycled into productive logistics infrastructure. “The decision taken by the Victorian Government to assess the future ownership of Victoria’s ports is in the state’s […]
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