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Transport & Logistics
Close-Up: Paul Hamersley
With over 17 years public and private sector experience in the Western Australian transport and logistics industry, Paul Hamersley is uniquely qualified to discuss the growth for rail freight in Western Australia. As Brookfield Rail’s General Manager Commercial, Paul has Executive responsibility for Commercial Contracts, Customer Service, Business Development, Property, Network Lease & Regulatory Management…
8 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Where to next for Heavy Haul Rail?
With just one month until the third annual Heavy Haul Rail Conference and Exhibition, we spoke to five rail experts to gain their views on where the industry is heading an future opportunities for the sector. Although Australia has been at the leading edge of heavy haul rail for decades the industry strives for continued…
1 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Driving the costs out of rail
Australia has the sixth largest rail network in the world, moving over 1 billion tonnes of freight every year. Our passenger networks facilitate 780 million customer journeys annually. From the world’s leading heavy haul networks, to our passenger networks at capacity, we are all facing the challenge that is being faced everywhere in the world:…
27 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
NSW budget 2013 a turning point for rail
By Peter Koning - Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in New South Wales It's Budget time again and for a short period, our newspapers are full of stories of new dawns or broken promises. Commentators from all sides of the political spectrum have taken turns to praise or dismiss the myriad…
26 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Transferring specialist rail knowledge to increase productivity and operational safety
By Paul Bladon, Partner, St George Consulting* and Chairman of RISSB’s Wheel Rail Interface Forum and Rail Turnouts Workshop. RISSB’s goal is the enhancement of our industry’s safety, efficiency, productivity and performance, and with increasing demands being placed on rail transport this mandate is significant for all of our organisations. This was first time that…
20 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Announcing the Northern Territory Transport Infrastructure Summit 2013
Transport infrastructure – A critical component in unleashing The Territory’s potential Delivering and maintaining reliable transport infrastructure is crucial in supporting the NT’s booming agricultural, mining and tourism sectors. The importance of transport to the region was solidified in the recent budget handed down by the Territory Government – allocating $320 million to transport infrastructure…
19 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Comparing the infrastructure investment of the US with the Australian Federal Budget
Investment in public infrastructure creates a variety of economic considerations, but does Australia share the same infrastructure concerns as the US? I spoke to Glen Weisbrod, President of the Economic Development Research Group (EDRG) to discuss some of the similarities and differences of Australian infrastructure investment. Continuing discussion on ways to reduce congestion focuses heavily…
17 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
WA transport infrastructure in focus
Delivering increased efficiency and capacity to facilitate Western Australia’s productivity and prosperity: In its 10th year, the Western Australia Transport Infrastructure 2013 event will take a look the progress of transport reforms and projects, address capacity challenges and provide opportunities to discuss how to best to facilitate the rapid development of the State’s transport demands. In…
14 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Sustainable transport infrastructure, liveability, health and prosperity – an observation
By Greg Mews, Active Living Coordinator at the Heart Foundation and Adjunct Professional Associate University of Canberra Imagine a world of urban mobility where you don’t have to think about how much fuel costs today, about how long you will be stuck in traffic on your daily commute to work, about the perceived unsafe environment around your…
13 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Close-Up: Stephen (Shamus) Walsh
We are pleased to welcome to the speaker faculty of Heavy Haul Rail 2013 Stephen (Shamus) Walsh*, General Manager of Hardface Technology’s. After graduating in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Cork City, Ireland, Shamus began his career working for Kentree Ltd. in Ireland, where he specialised in robotics and automation. In 1988 he…
11 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
