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Transport & Logistics
Australian Transport Policy at the Crossroads
Traffic congestion in Australian capital cities is worsening steadily and is widely considered a major inhibitor for economic growth. A new report by Dr Paul Mees, Associate Professor at the RMIT in Melbourne has now again confirmed that the work trips undertaken by car have more than doubled in the last 35 years. According to…
22 Jan 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Social Media in Transport: Can we improve connectivity by making our journeys more social?
According to socialbakers.com, a social media analytics platform, more than eleven million Australians currently own a Facebook account. Every month, Australians are viewing the Twitter page 67 million times. The Metro Trains Melbourne YouTube video “Dumb ways to die” was viewed 2.7 million times in the first 48 hours alone. At the same time, the…
17 Jan 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Recognizing security challenges for regional airports
Providing adequate aviation security poses great challenges for regional airports in Australia. At the 7th annual Asia Pacific AVSEC conference, Bill Burke, CEO at Mildura Airport addressed some of the difficulties regional infrastructure assets face when it comes to security. Bill Burke's presentation is now available for download. His talk touches on the following issues: Do cost effectiveness…
15 Jan 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Navigating the future – How will technology, legislation and investment impact the safety of our waters?
As an island nation, Australia has a long and proud maritime tradition and its shipping task is now the fourth largest in the world. 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the Company of Master Mariners Australia and given the historic revitalization of the Australia shipping industry, there has never been a better time for the…
8 Jan 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Counting down to AusRAIL 2012
My, how fast time has flown! Where did the year go? Oh yes, planning the biggest non-PLUS AusRAIL year yet. It is real and it is happening in less than a week and AusRAIL HQ is busy and frantic, but you wouldn't be able to tell by the smooth cool front that the team have…
21 Nov 2012, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Healthcare | Mining & Resources | Planning & Design | Transport & Logistics
3D Printing: A threat to traditional manufacturing or not?
It’s been hailed as Australia’s chance to revive the manufacturing industry. Its growth and potential to expand has gotten our curiosity piqued. Call it what you like; additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping or advanced manufacturing, 3D printing handles materials like plastic, wax, polymers and metallics, and is used across industries for aircraft development, building design, organ…
6 Nov 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Q&A: Asset rationalisation and maintenance in turnouts
Toby Horstead, Senior Asset Planning Coordinator, RailCorp joins us to discuss the challenge of determining the asset life of turnouts. Turnouts require “much greater maintenance attention” than plain track and as someone who still believes that “nothing beats being on track”, Toby gives us a preview of the asset simplification at Ashfield Junction. You have…
12 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Rail and resource heavyweights come together at Heavy Haul Rail 2012
The 2nd Annual Heavy Haul Rail Conference, which took place on the 28th – 29th August 2012 in Newcastle, saw 220 representatives from across the rail and resource sectors converge on Newcastle to discuss exciting plans for rail infrastructure to support the mining industry in the years to come. Once again, the event was a…
3 Sep 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 2
Click here to read "The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 1". Continued... 4. PLANNING All major infrastructure projects require significant collaboration between various levels of government, the community and infrastructure users. The activities of Main Roads WA, the largest geographically spread road agency in the world, highlight the collaboration and planning…
30 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 1
Lloyd’s List DCN and Informa would like to thank all speakers and delegates who participated in the 9th annual Western Australia Transport Summit, that was held on the 21st & 22nd August 2012 in Perth. We were delighted to have Paul Fisher, the Principal Consultant for GHD’s Transportation service group in Western Australia, chair our…
27 Aug 2012, 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.
