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Domestic airlines perform strongly despite high fuel costs: ACCC

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September 15, 2026
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In its latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report, the consumer and competition watchdog said jet fuel prices were nearly 50 per cent higher in late August 2026 than in February 2026 due to the Iran conflict, but both Qantas Group and Virg…

TransNusa adds Melbourne as second Australian port

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September 15, 2026
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The Indonesian medium-service carrier will fly four times per week from Melbourne to Denpasar using its A320 fleet starting 19 October, becoming the sixth carrier to operate the route. Melbourne will be TransNusa’s second Australian destination after P…

LifeFlight sounds alarm about laser strikes on helicopters

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September 15, 2026
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The aeromedical organisation said four laser strikes have been reported on LifeFlight Australia helicopters this year, compared with two in the whole of 2025, with the three most recent in Goodna, Caboolture and South Brisbane.

Rail welcomes EU public procurement proposal: ‘Faster investment, quicker benefits’

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September 15, 2026
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The European Commission presented a proposal for a new Public Procurement Regulation last week. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has responded…

Siemens Mobility to build new maintenance depot in Poland

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September 14, 2026
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Siemens Mobility will open a new rail service centre in Gądki, near Poznań in Poland. The maintenance depot should be able to service seven locomotives…

Four years of decline: EU rail freight falls further in 2025

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September 14, 2026
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The performance of the EU rail freight sector fell by 1.8% in 2025 compared to 2024. The EU’s statistics agency Eurostat published those data on…

Germany to do fewer corridor renovations per year

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September 14, 2026
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Deutsche Bahn will soon announce changes to its rail infrastructure overhaul planning. The company has made up its mind and now believes that the current…

Port Polska (CPK) inks deal for rail freight terminal

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September 14, 2026
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Poland’s largest infrastructure project Port Polska (previously known as CPK) and the city of Kielce signed a letter of intent to develop an intermodal freight…

Port Polska (CPK) signs agreement for rail freight terminal

Marco Raimondi
September 14, 2026
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Poland’s largest infrastructure project, Port Polska, formerly known as CPK, and the city of Kielce have signed a letter of intent to develop an intermodal freight terminal in Obice.

Strait of Hormuz: could rail become an energy security asset?

Marco Raimondi
September 14, 2026
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Twenty million barrels of oil a day moved through the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, close to a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude trade,…