The Hunter (Newcastle)
Incitec Pivot Ltd is to conduct a feasibility study into the establishment of an ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant in Newcastle.
Approval has been granted for the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s $44 million Nundah Bank Third Track project in the NSW Hunter Valley.
AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a US$20 million services contract for the construction of the US$1.
Abigroup has won an $80 million contract to design and build a coal train support facility for Pacific National on a 49 hectare site at Greta in the Hunter Valley.
The Newcastle Port Corporation (NPC) has made regulatory approval the priority in its planned $48m dredging and construction project within the Port of Newcastle.
BHP Billiton has approved a $367m investment that will cover its share of the continuing expansion of a coal handling facility in Newcastle.
Newcastle Port Corporation (NPC) is seeking approval for a $48m project involving dredging and construction of berthing facilities within the Port of Newcastle.
A dedicated unit overseeing the proposed $61b to $108b high speed rail network on the eastern seaboard is expected to announce this quarter the successful contractor for the second and final stage of the study.
Construction on a proposed $44m third rail track and ancillary infrastructure at Nundah Bank near Rix's Creek in the Hunter Valley is anticipated to start in mid-October, according to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).
Planning authorities may have approved AGL's proposed $200m Gloucester Coal Seam Gas Project north of Newcastle, but with the introduction a carbon tax the project's future is unclear.
