Palmer takes aim at QR National
Mining magnate Clive Palmer to sue QR National for $8 billion over who will build the proposed coal rail link to Abbot Point in Central Queensland
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QR National upgrades Blackwater Coal System
QR National doubles the electric capacity of the rail system connecting coal mines west of Rockhampton to the Gladstone export terminals
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China trade triggers infrastructure boom
China and India’s appetite for coal and iron ore has sparked an increase in national infrastructure projects
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Pacific National scores another Rio Tinto coal contract
Asciano's Pacific National Coal haulage business will haul a total 8.5 million extra tonnes of coal per annum for two Rio Tinto mines in Queensland
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QR National officially launches GAP project
QR National has finalised plans for its $1.1 billion Goonyella to Abbot Point Expansion rail infrastructure Project in Queensland
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'Missing' link marks new era for coal exports
Official opening of the Goonyella to Abbot Point rail link expected to increase coal exports to 50 million tonnes per year
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New coal ports planned for Queensland
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announces land allocation for the proposed Dudgeon Point development
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Thumbs up to collective bargaining for coal network access
ACCC approves collective bargaining between Bowen Basin coal miners and QR Network for access to below rail coal infrastructure
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Bligh announces Abbot Point ‘super expansion’
The Queensland government will approve a $9 billion plan to expand Abbot Point to nine terminals following 'overwhelming' demand
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Middlemount rail spur kick-starts coal exports
Construction has been completed on a 16.5km rail spur directly linking the Middlemount Coal project to the Goonyella rail network
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QR signs long-term coal deal with Wesfarmers
QR National signs contract with Wesfarmers to haul coal from its Curragh mine to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal
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Arch rivals face off at AGMs
Rail haulage rivals Asciano and QR National both report $3 billion revenues and claim market leadership at AGMs on the same day
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Fitzroy Terminal declared significant
Proposed $1.2 Fitzroy Terminal Project will use covered barges to shift coal from onshore stockpiles to ships at sea
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QR National secures another Hunter Valley contract
QR National expands coal contract tonnages in NSW’s Hunter Valley in a $500 million long-term haulage deal with Peabody Energy
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CILTA Awards recognise emergency efforts
Queensland Government's Emergency Management Division cleans up at last week’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia Awards
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New locomotives to service Anglo American
Pacific National Coal unveils two of 18 new locomotives intended to service its new 10-year coal haulage contracts with Anglo American in Queensland
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QR National secures Aquila Resources
QR National signs a new coal-haulage contract with Aquila Resources to the new Wiggins Island Coal Terminal
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Newlands system shutdown "worth it"
QR National's recent eight-day Newlands system shutdown achieved major milestones for its GAP Expansion project the company claims
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JV secures new Gladstone coal export terminal project
Abigroup JV secures $290m project to build part of new coal export terminal to increase amount of coal exported through Port of Gladstone
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Doolan gives Silk the slip
Warwick Doolan has bought back the firm he sold to Silk Logistics three years ago
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