A key lieutenant of Kerry Stokes, a rail executive, and a management consultant have been picked by the state government to fill vacant board roles at Horizon Power.
Aurizon Holdings is planning 200 job cuts across its rail business after taking several hits over the past year, including a big fall in bulk haulage volumes in WA.
Battery-electric trains remain some way off for Western Australia's largest grain handler as fellow heavy rail users in the mining industry press ahead with the technology to decarbonise their operations.
Heavy rail users need to standardise parts if they want railcar manufacturing in WA to become cost-competitive with Chinese imports, according to the nation's peak railway lobby group.
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Two projects in Perth's east are in the pipeline, with Komatsu starting work on a $6 million facility and Aurizon planning an $11.5 million development at its railyard.
Aurizon will operate CBH Group's rail service for the next six years, after the co-operative decided to end its contract with its current provider Watco Companies early.
Mineral Resources has bought a minority stake in Aquila Resources, potentially breathing life into one of the largest undeveloped iron ore projects in Western Australia.
Toronto-listed Macarthur Minerals is moving forward with a proposed magnetite project in the Yilgarn, after announcing yesterday that it had chosen Aurizon as its rail haulage operator.
The loss of iron ore haulage contracts with Cliffs Natural Resources and Mount Gibson Iron is expected to dent rail operator Aurizon's earnings by about $50 million in the 2019 financial year.
Iron ore revenue for rail operator Aurizon dropped 9 per cent in the first half of the financial year, although the business overall delivered a big increase in profit.
Subiaco-based tech company K2fly has won a contract to provide its services to the manager of the West Pilbara iron ore project for an undisclosed sum.
Rail freight operator Aurizon has announced the closure of its Forrestfield terminal by the end of the year, as part of a national restructure that will result in the loss of 250 jobs.
Rail freight operator Aurizon has brought in former Woodside Petroleum senior manager Tina Thomas as executive vice-president of human resources, as the company undertakes a new organisational structure.
Aurizon has appointed Andrew Harding as chief executive in place of Lance Hockridge, calling the former Rio Tinto iron ore head the right person to increase value for shareholders.
Alwyn Vorster has joined the board of graphite hopeful Mozambi Resources but will continue in his role as chief executive of API Management, which owns the West Pilbara iron ore project.
Aurizon has sealed an eight-year extension to an existing coal haulage contract with mining giant BHP Billiton, giving the troubled freight rail operator some respite.
Aurizon has swung to a half-year net loss of $108 million after taking higher-than-estimated impairments from its West Pilbara iron ore project amid challenging market conditions.
Woolworths is expected to develop a supermarket on a site in Singleton, south of Golden Bay, where rival Coles was planning to build one of its stores.
Dull consumer spending growth and dramatically lower business investment are ahead for the state's economy in 2015-16, according to the latest Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA Outlook,
The state government has begun acquiring land for the development of a deepwater port at Anketell Point near Karratha, which could potentially be the last major port to be built in the Pilbara.
The owners of two major iron ore developments in the Pilbara have flagged changes to their timetable and ownership structure respectively, as they seek to deal with the sharp fall in iron ore prices.
Price and production uncertainty over a range of commodities is flowing through to port investments, with enthusiasm for development taking a back seat to pragmatism.
Former Aquila Resources boss Tony Poli is advancing plans to build a new shopping centre in the eastern suburbs, after his property development company bought a vacant site for $2.6 million in a de
Chinese-backed iron ore miner Top Iron has signed contracts with Brookfield Rail and Aurizon as it prepares to ship its first exports from Geraldton by March.
