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LOGISTICS 
Brambles to suffer from Wal-Mart changes
(Friday, 22 August 2008)

GLOBAL handling and storage logistics provider Brambles is set to take a $US41 million ($A47 million) hit from changes that Wal-Mart is making to the management of pallets across its US distribution centres.
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Retail giant selects RedPrairie management solution


LETs convene in Singapore for training program


Rail the only solution to transport woes, says alliance


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MATERIALS HANDLING 
Force majeure for Rio after rail car accident
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

RIO Tinto has said it could take up to three weeks to restore operations to normal levels at its Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara after this week declaring force majeure on iron ore shipments following an accident with a rail car which damaged the company’s dumper facilities.
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AWB, El Zorro boost east coast grain haulage


Coal of Africa secures port deals


Toro happy to continue using Toyota forklifts


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MURPHY'S LORE 
MURPHY’S LORE: NTC’s Rail Productivity Review issues paper fails to inspire
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

BUT it has one thing in common with John Hearsch’s rail productivity discussion paper released by the National Transport Commission a few months ago.
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MURPHY’S LORE: Rudd’s ETS costs would likely exceed the cost of global warming


MURPHY’S LORE: Community rail summit – the good, the bad and the ugly


MURPHY’S LORE: Threats, promises for Vic rail freight


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
Former Asciano man to lead QR coal division
(Wednesday, 16 July 2008)

ONE of the architects behind Asciano’s assault on the Queensland coal haulage market has been appointed to the top job of fierce rival QR Limited’s coal business.
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Fremantle Ports top job up for grabs


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INVENTORY 
Tasmanian truckies take fuel crisis into own hands
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

A CONSORTIUM of Tasmanian transport operators has signed a $150 million deal with the Linde Group subsidiary BOC Gases to build and operate the nation’s newest liquefied natural gas plant near Westbury, Tasmania, which will exclusively supply the transport sector.
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Isuzu motor homes ideal for ‘grey nomads’


Isuzu Breathe Easy campaign gets underway


Construction plan sealed for diesel hybrid conversion centres


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SUPPLY CHAIN 
Emirates to release new freight cover
(Monday, 25 August 2008)

EMIRATES SkyCargo is getting ready to release a specially designed cover that will be of benefit to its temperature sensitive freight.
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SEKO introduces new supply management software


Chrysler to slash supply chain costs


Queensland supply conference wrap-up


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MODES 
Tasmanian truckies take fuel crisis into own hands
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

A CONSORTIUM of Tasmanian transport operators has signed a $150 million deal with the Linde Group subsidiary BOC Gases to build and operate the nation’s newest liquefied natural gas plant near Westbury, Tasmania, which will exclusively supply the transport sector.
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MORE MODES

Melbourne train, tram contenders short-listed


Personal carbon trading – the missing policy?


Carbon trading scheme needs legal reform: Researcher


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OPERATIONS 
Airline industry $5.2B in the red
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE global airline industry is set to post a combined loss of $US5.2 billion in 2008, with little respite in sight, as the price of oil and the global economic slowdown cripples the industry, the International Air Transport Association has said.
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MORE OPERATIONS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The belt below


Force majeure for Rio after rail car accident


No link between Qantas incidents: CASA


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SAFETY 
Qantas mid-air explosion culprit confirmed
(Monday, 1 September 2008)

AN EXPLODING oxygen cylinder ruptured the fuselage of a Qantas 747 jet and forced it to make an emergency landing in Manila, a preliminary report into the July incident has found.
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Australia’s most fatal jobs, men most likely to die


ATA submits rest areas list


Federal govt pledges $4M to SA roads


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PEOPLE 
Isuzu motor homes ideal for ‘grey nomads’
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

RESEARCH by insurer Australian Pensioner’s Insurance Agency (APIA) has shown that two-thirds of Australians over 55 years of age are eager to travel around Australia in a ritual most commonly referred to as the trip of the “grey nomads”.
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Australia’s most fatal jobs, men most likely to die


Kenworth to axe 100 jobs


Truckie, musician set for court over song dispute


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MY SAY 
FEEDBACK: Murphy’s Lore climate change responses
(Monday, 16 June 2008)

MURPHY says the climate change deniers’ theories are “reasonable sounding”. Of course, anything would sound reasonable to someone clinging to an increasingly untenable position. The strength of that position can be gauged by his apparent need to rely on the cheap trick of dismissing all those who disagree with it as “greenies”.
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INFRASTRUCTURE 
New report predicts sustained infrastructure investment
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE extraordinary growth in Australia’s infrastructure investment over recent years will not continue past 2008-09, according to a report released by industry research company Macromonitor.
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MORE INFRASTRUCTURE

Brierty inks $40M port deal with FMG


Work aplenty


Have your say on nation’s most needed transport infrastructure


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SYSTEMS 
Tasmanian truckies take fuel crisis into own hands
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

A CONSORTIUM of Tasmanian transport operators has signed a $150 million deal with the Linde Group subsidiary BOC Gases to build and operate the nation’s newest liquefied natural gas plant near Westbury, Tasmania, which will exclusively supply the transport sector.
Full Story...


MORE SYSTEMS

Airline industry $5.2B in the red


Hino gives free diesel


Emirates to release new freight cover


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Tasmanian truckies take fuel crisis into own hands
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

A CONSORTIUM of Tasmanian transport operators has signed a $150 million deal with the Linde Group subsidiary BOC Gases to build and operate the nation’s newest liquefied natural gas plant near Westbury, Tasmania, which will exclusively supply the transport sector.
Full Story...

Airline industry $5.2B in the red
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE global airline industry is set to post a combined loss of $US5.2 billion in 2008, with little respite in sight, as the price of oil and the global economic slowdown cripples the industry, the International Air Transport Association has said.
Full Story...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The belt below
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

TWO Queensland-based road construction contractors are using large trailers with built-in conveyor belts to distribute road base, and the practice is proving far safer and more accurate than the traditional method of tipping the material out onto the road.
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   CURRENT FOCUS FEATURES

Asia Pacific

Cat plans major China expansions




   TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED


Force majeure for Rio after rail car accident
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

RIO Tinto has said it could take up to three weeks to restore operations to normal levels at its Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara after this week declaring force majeure on iron ore shipments following an accident with a rail car which damaged the company’s dumper facilities.
Full Story...

New report predicts sustained infrastructure investment
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE extraordinary growth in Australia’s infrastructure investment over recent years will not continue past 2008-09, according to a report released by industry research company Macromonitor.
Full Story...

Oil continues to slide
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE oil price fell for a fifth straight session last night, as concerns over weak demand outweighed a lower than expected drop in US crude inventories and continued production problems in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.
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Brierty inks $40M port deal with FMG
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

CIVIL contractor Brierty Limited has signed a letter of intent with Fortescue Metals Group for further major earthworks at the iron ore miner’s port development in Port Hedland.
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Melbourne train, tram contenders short-listed
(Friday, 5 September 2008)

THE short list to operate Melbourne’s metropolitan train network has narrowed from six to three, with consortiums Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), Veolia Transport and KeolisDownerEDI (KDR) still in the running.
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MURPHY’S LORE: NTC’s Rail Productivity Review issues paper fails to inspire
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

BUT it has one thing in common with John Hearsch’s rail productivity discussion paper released by the National Transport Commission a few months ago.
Full Story...

No link between Qantas incidents: CASA
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

A SPECIAL review carried out by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has found there were no “direct links between recent safety incidents” at Qantas, despite the recent turmoil surrounding the airline that was spectacularly kicked off by a mid-air explosion on a Qantas 747 jet in July.
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Work aplenty
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

QUEENSLAND success is paving the way for a construction firm’s expansion into the broader resources sector.
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Have your say on nation’s most needed transport infrastructure
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia chair Sir Rod Eddington has released a discussion paper to stimulate discussion on which infrastructure projects should be included on the council’s $20 billion infrastructure priority list.
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Mackay says no to coal
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has killed off any notion that coal may be transported through the northern city of Mackay, which has inflamed the state’s resource lobby group.
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Isuzu motor homes ideal for ‘grey nomads’
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

RESEARCH by insurer Australian Pensioner’s Insurance Agency (APIA) has shown that two-thirds of Australians over 55 years of age are eager to travel around Australia in a ritual most commonly referred to as the trip of the “grey nomads”.
Full Story...

Port of Melbourne core trade drives strong results
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

THE Port of Melbourne Corporation has reported a net profit after tax of $43.3 million for the year ending June 30, driven by a 7.8% increase in total container trade.
Full Story...

Personal carbon trading – the missing policy?
(Wednesday, 3 September 2008)

EMISSIONS trading for industry can cover a huge percentage of emissions. However, the variable cost of carbon is presented to the consumer only as a price, and not one explicitly associated with carbon. The 40% or so of emissions directly attributable to individuals cannot be effectively confronted, writes CarbonLimited director Matt Prescott.
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Qantas mid-air explosion culprit confirmed
(Monday, 1 September 2008)

AN EXPLODING oxygen cylinder ruptured the fuselage of a Qantas 747 jet and forced it to make an emergency landing in Manila, a preliminary report into the July incident has found.
Full Story...





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