Transport & Logistics

Analysis: High mining royalties may provide a windfall for the state government, but a portion of the cash will likely be needed to fund rising infrastructure project costs.

Preliminary plans for an east-west road corridor to service the proposed container port in Kwinana have been revealed by the state government.

A trackless tram will be coming to Perth as part of an ongoing City of Stirling project, the first trial of the technology in Australia.

Perth-based marine business MMA Offshore has sold one of its vessels to Fortescue Future Industries to be converted into a green ammonia-powered ship.

The $165 million Stephenson Avenue extension project to shave minutes off workers' daily commute has entered its final phase.

Fortescue Future Industries and Williams Advanced Engineering have started developing a regenerating battery electric train as one of the first projects under their new partnership.

Perth has the most expensive public transport of all Australian capital cities.

Perth Airport has won its lengthy court bid to retrieve aeronautical fees from Qantas Airways, with the airline expected to pay more than $9 million following a court decision this morning.

The competition watchdog has given freight companies special permission to cooperate to get groceries into WA and the NT, after supply chains broke down.

The government is keen to push local content for the Metronet railcar build, but details are hard to come by.

The rail line between WA and the east coast is open after being closed for a record 24 days, but supermarket shelves could take four to six weeks to be restocked.

Northfleet Transport has made its third acquisition in recent months by adding Vasse-based Cape Crane Hire to its business.

Shortages on Perth supermarket shelves could last until late March, although the reconnection of the state's rail link with the east is now expected next week.

BHP has welcomed MV Mount Tourmaline to its fleet, the world's first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier which will start transporting iron ore between Western Australia and Asia this year.

Perth-based Centurion Transport has expanded its Western Australian operations by acquiring the company behind South West Express and Great Southern Express.

WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.

Perth Airport has been forced to close some of its terminals temporarily in a bid to keep costs down, as the pandemic continues to smash passenger numbers.

The state government is expecting to implement a ‘land bridge' in coming days to transport products from the east coast to WA after railways in SA were damaged by floods.

More than 20,000 electric vehicles were sold in Australia this past year, with EVs accounting for about two per cent of new car sales.

Food suppliers and supermarkets are scrambling to find ways to get produce to WA, after it was announced flood-damaged rail lines in SA could take at least 12 days to be repaired.

Logistics company ASCO Australia has secured two contracts associated with the $768 million expansion of the Waitsia gas field in the Perth Basin.

MCS Services has acquired Carlisle-based Highways Traffic for an initial estimated $2 million in a move to diversify from its WA security offerings.

The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.

BHP plans to acquire and trial four battery electric locomotives for its iron ore rail network in WA, following suit from fellow mining giants.

BHP's South Flank mine site will transition to autonomous haulage, less than a year after the site's first production of iron ore.

Rio Tinto has joined fellow Pilbara miners Fortescue Metals Group and Roy Hill Holdings in acquiring battery-electric locomotives as part of plans to curb carbon emissions.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia are up 18.7 per cent for 2021 with SUVs taking a majority chunk of the market.

The state has just more than a month to prepare for multi-million dollar supply chain disruptions similar to those hitting Australia's east coast.

Fortescue Metals Group has bought two new electric locomotives in a bid to trim emissions across its mine sites.

Australia's competition regulator has granted interim authorisation allowing manufacturers to work together to address looming shortages of AdBlue.

Australia has struck a deal to increase the local manufacturing of urea amid a global shortage, but Western Roads has expressed concerns that WA could be left out.

Northfleet Transport says it is on track becoming one of WA's largest bus, truck and transport companies after acquiring privately owned business JSS Logistics.