Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is August 2008, and it’s so big I’ve split it into three parts.
Posts Tagged ‘Port of Melbourne’
Melbourne’s paused port rail project
October 6th, 2015
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Increasing the market share of freight moved by rail to the Port of Melbourne – a worthy aim, but in September 2015 it was revealed that a project to achieve this had been shelved by the State Government, pending privatisation of the port. So what is really going on, and what have they decided not to build?
Subsidising rail freight in Victoria
September 1st, 2015
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If you have even driven on country Victoria’s highways, you may have noticed the plague of potholes and bumps – all thanks to a constant procession of heavy vehicles kicking the stuffing out of the road surface, combined with a lack of maintenance. Encouraging freight transport to move from road to rail could fix the problem, but it turns out there is already a State Government program in place to do so.
Failed port shuttle trains in Melbourne
July 21st, 2015
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For residents of the inner west of Melbourne, the endless procession of trucks carrying containers from the Port of Melbourne has been concern for many years. One proposed solution is the operation of port shuttle trains, which could carry containers directly from the wharves to ‘inland ports’ on existing industrial land, where the cargo will then be distributed to factories and warehouses. So why are such services not running today?
How do you refuel a ship?
December 16th, 2014
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Have you ever wondered how ships get refuelled while in port? Unlike cars, ships don’t get taken to a petrol station, but the tanker comes to them.
