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Transport & Logistics
Collaboration and communication key to continuous improvement in rail safety
Rail Safety 2013 brought together national decision-makers with the aim of delivering new ideas and developing innovative and progressive ways to meet customer expectations of safety. The customer, be they a passenger, a freight customer or a maintenance supplier, is at the centre of everything we do as an industry. We have summarised some of…
5 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Workshop outcomes: Towards zero harm at railway level crossings
The rail industry has set the ambitious objective of zero harm at railway level crossings by 2025 and as a consequence, Rail Safety 2013 started with a comprehensive half-day workshop on level crossing safety. The industry is certainly quite passionate about level crossing safety management and the workshop brought together national and international experts, operators…
30 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Sharing heavy haul expertise in Jakarta
By Nick Kingsley Senior Editor, Railway Gazette International Delegates gathered at the Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta on May 15-16 for Informa’s inaugural Heavy Haul Rail Indonesia conference, supported by the Australasian Railway Association. Central to the two days of debate were two key themes — how safety and technical standards might be developed to help…
27 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Transport industry responses to the Victorian budget
The release of the Victorian budget has brought about much debate on government priorities for the coming year. Two opposing projects have caused a stir within the federal budget released earlier this month and the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel and the East-West Link also seem to be taking much of the spot light in the…
23 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Close-Up: Rachel Johnson
With 17 years executive management experience, Rachel Johnson has worked extensively within the freight industry building towards efficient and productive logistics solutions. Ms Johnson was appointed the Deputy Director General of the Freight and Regional Development Transport for NSW in 2011, and we recently spoke to her about her major career achievements. Her experience and…
22 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
South Australia’s transport infrastructure in focus
South Australia is enjoying tremendous economic growth and is currently attracting both local and foreign investment. Transport infrastructure will play a crucial role in supporting and fostering local industry into the future. An expert panel discussed the state current transport capabilities at the South Australian Transport Infrastructure Summit in 2012. We have made the following…
22 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Is the NSW State Government backing the right transport projects to break Sydney free from its congestion woes?
With an array of projects being implemented by the NSW Government in the NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, we ran a poll to see if the projects being prioritised were most likely to help reduce the grid lock in Sydney. The Informa poll conducted over the last month revealed that 37 out of 42…
21 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Removing CCTV Cameras in NSW Train Stations
The NSW Government has made news recently with what has been labelled the “CCTV Battle” as federal politicians pledge their support to maintain CCTV facilities. The Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) ruled that CCTV cameras may breach privacy after a local complaint. A review of the tribunal’s findings has been called after the Shoalhaven Council on…
21 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Winners and Losers of the Federal Budget 2013/2014
The release of the Federal Budget on Tuesday the 14th May, has brought about questions on whether or not state governments will match expenditure dollar for dollar. The winners and losers of the budget have been welcomed in the media; but Treasurer Wayne Swan states that the focus of his latest budget will be to…
17 May 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The next generation in IRJ design and rail engineering
We had the opportunity to have a chat with Professor Manicka Dhanasekar (Sekar) and Dr Nannan (Roger) Zong of Infrastructure Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering at Queensland University of Technology prior to the RISSB National Rail Turnouts Workshop. Pofessor Sekar has an esteemed and long career in academia including the publication of over…
14 May 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.
