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Media Releases 2010 23/11/2010
Patrick Autocare has unveiled its new state of the art vehicle logistics facility in Perth. The gateway building to the Perth Airport Precinct, Patrick Autocare’s new 6,200sqm facility consolidates its previous existing sites into one purpose facility, to act as a convenient hub for vehicle processi...
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Media Releases 2010 18/11/2010
On 28 June 2010, Asciano Group (the “Group”) (a stapled entity comprising Asciano Finance Trust and Asciano Limited (the “Company”)) announced a proposal to simplify the corporate structure of the Group by converting from a stapled security structure into a single holding company (“Corporatisation”)...
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Media Releases 2010 18/11/2010
Asciano Limited is pleased to advise that the corporatisation project has now been implemented and that it has now been fully destapled from the Asciano Finance Trust. Asciano should now be referred to as Asciano Limited statements for the destapled shares in Asciano Limited were despatched to share...
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Media Releases 2010 04/11/2010
On 28 June 2010, the Asciano Group (AIO) announced that the Boards of Directors of Asciano Limited and of the Trust Company (RE Services) Limited, the responsible entity of the Asciano Finance Trust, had each approved a conditional proposal to simplify the corporate structure of Asciano Group by con...
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Media Releases 2010 27/10/2010
The addresses and accompanying slide presentation given by Asciano Group's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the Annual General Meeting.
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Media Releases 2010 27/10/2010
Asciano Group (Asciano), comprising Asciano Limited and Asciano Finance Trust, is pleased to report its key operating statistics for the three months from 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010.
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Media Releases 2010 18/10/2010
Asciano announces an addition to its senior management team with the appointment of Mr Mark Irwin to the position of Director, Corporate Development.
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Media Releases 2010 14/10/2010
Asciano announces it will withdraw its application to declare access to Queensland’s rail network as it is satisfied with the strengthening of QR National’s undertaking and the legislative changes put in place by the Queensland Government.
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Media Releases 2010 12/10/2010
Asciano Limited today called on Government to abandon the Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC) controversial $1.3 billion plan to redevelop Webb Dock as a container port, and instead commit to the short term expansion of Swanson Dock to allow time for a full and proper investigation of the merits ...
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Media Releases 2010 30/09/2010
Asciano announces it has secured a long term take or pay contract with Centennial Coal in New South Wales. The contract is a renewal contract that will see Pacific National haul 4.5 m tonnes of coal from Centennial’s mines in the Southern and Western Coalfields regions of NSW for the next ten years....
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Media Releases 2010 22/09/2010
Asciano welcomes the Queensland Competition Authority’s (QCA) Final Decision to not approve QR Network’s 2010 Draft Access Undertaking.
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Media Releases 2010 21/09/2010
Asciano advises that it has appointed a new Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors. The appointment of the new director, Ms Shirley In’t Veld, will take effect from 1 November 2010. Ms In’t Veld is currently the Managing Director of Verve Energy, Western Australia’s leading energy producer...
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Media Releases 2010 21/09/2010
Asciano Limited, Australia’s leading transport infrastructure company, announces the appointment of its first Chief Information Officer (CIO), Mr Kelvin McGrath. Mr McGrath joins Asciano from Boral Ltd, where he has held the position of Chief Information Officer since 2001. For the last five years h...
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Media Releases 2010 20/09/2010
Patrick, Australia’s leading ports operator, warns the NSW Government plan to regulate pricing of rail freight services at Port Botany won’t improve port efficiency and is not the solution for putting more freight on rail. For six months or more, Patrick has repeatedly requested meetings with the va...
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Media Releases 2010 20/09/2010
Asciano announces it has received an upgrade of its credit ratings from Moody’s Investor Services. Asciano has been assigned a Baa2/Stable rating following the launch of its US$1billion 144A issuance late last week and the full and final release of security held by Asciano’s bank syndicate.
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Media Releases 2010 17/09/2010
Asciano has today priced an offering of US$400 million of 3.125% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 and US$600 million of 4.625% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2020 in the United States Rule 144A debt capital markets. The notes will be issued by Asciano Finance Limited and will be guaranteed by Asciano L...
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Media Releases 2010 16/09/2010
Asciano releases its FY2010 Annual Report to shareholders.
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Media Releases 2010 14/09/2010
The NCC today released a draft recommendation that the Queensland coal rail network not be declared, which would have allowed Asciano and other freight companies a legal right to negotiate access to the track with QR National, and seek arbitration from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commiss...
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Media Releases 2010 02/09/2010
Asciano Limited announces the appointment of Mr Angus McKay to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr McKay will join Asciano from his position as Chief Financial Officer at Foster’s Group which he has held for over two years.
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Media Releases 2010 25/08/2010
Asciano reports its results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2010 - a year of strong business growth.
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Media Releases 2010 25/08/2010
Asciano announces its financial results for the full year ended 30 June 2010.
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Media Releases 2010 25/08/2010
Asciano reports its results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2010 - a year of strong business growth.
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Media Releases 2010 19/08/2010
Asciano Limited confirms that it will hold its Annual General Meeting at 2.00pm on Wednesday 27 October 2010. The Asciano Finance Trust will hold a concurrent General Meeting of Unitholders. The meetings will be held in the auditorium at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention C...
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Media Releases 2010 01/07/2010
Asciano announces today that it has executed a long term, take or pay contract with Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd, an incorporated joint venture between Macarthur Coal and Noble Group, for the movement of up to 3 million tonnes per annum of coal in Queensland commencing 1 January 2012. This contract is t...
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Media Releases 2010 01/07/2010
Macarthur Coal Limited (ASX:MCC) announces that Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd (an incorporated joint venture between Macarthur Coal Limited and Noble Group Limited (SGX:NOBL)) has signed a long term take or pay contract with Pacific National Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the Asciano Group (ASX:AIO), for the h...
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Media Releases 2010 28/06/2010
The Boards of Directors of Asciano Limited and of The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited1, the responsible entity of the Asciano Finance Trust, have each approved a conditional proposal to simplify the corporate structure of Asciano by converting from a stapled security structure into a single hold...
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Media Releases 2010 28/06/2010
Asciano today announces that it has completed the restructuring of its bank facilities. The restructure provides for the release of security held by the bank syndicate and removes prohibitions on borrowing outside the existing facilities.
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Media Releases 2010 16/06/2010
The Board of Asciano announces that, given the Company’s better then expected growth prospects and consequent capital expenditure requirements, and in light of the impairment charge expected to be reported for the financial year ended 30 June 2010, it will not pay a final distribution in respect of ...
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Media Releases 2010 15/06/2010
Asciano announces today that it has executed a long term, take or pay contract with Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd for the movement of a total of 16.5 million tonnes per annum of coal in Queensland commencing 1 January 2012. The signing of this 10 year agreement will generate additional r...
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Media Releases 2010 11/06/2010
The Chairman of Asciano Limited, Malcolm Broomhead, announces that the Board has extended the term of Asciano’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Rowsthorn. As previously disclosed to the market, Mr Rowsthorn’s current Executive Services Deed expires on 15 June 2010.
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Media Releases 2010 04/06/2010
Cazaly announces it has appointed Pacific National Bulk Rail as it’s preferred Rail Haulage provider for the line haul task from the rail head to the terminal at the Port of Kwinana.
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Media Releases 2010 19/05/2010
Asciano Group has applied to the National Competition Council to have the use of Queensland’s coal rail track assets declared under the Trade Practices Act. Asciano Managing Director and CEO Mark Rowsthorn said declaration was necessary to prevent a privatised QR National from engaging in anti-compe...
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Media Releases 2010 13/05/2010
Asciano's presentation at the Investor Briefing and NSW Site Tour in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
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Media Releases 2010 12/05/2010
Asciano today announces the signing of a long term contract with Toll Holdings for the haulage of Intermodal rail freight. The contract is expected to generate revenues of up to $1 billion over the next five years. Under the contract, Asciano's Pacific National Intermodal division will supply rail h...
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Media Releases 2010 11/05/2010
Following a recommendation from the Audit and Risk Committee as part of the annual preparation for financial reporting, the Board of Directors of Asciano Limited (Asciano), today advises that it expects a non-cash impairment charge in some of its businesses in the second half of the year to June 201...
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Media Releases 2010 11/05/2010
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services today said that Asciano Ltd.’s (Asciano, BBB-/Positive) announcement that it will undertake A$1.11 billion of asset-impairment charges across a number of the group’s assets would have no immediate impact on the group’s ratings or outlook. The impairment charges rel...
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Media Releases 2010 11/05/2010
Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the Baa3 issuer and senior unsecured ratings of Asciano Limited ("Asciano"). The ratings outlook remains positive. The action follows the company's announcement of a pre-tax impairment charge of about A$1.11 bn, and which is primarily associated with the ...
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Media Releases 2010 07/05/2010
Asciano CEO, Mr Mark Rowsthorn's presentation to the Macquarie Australia Conference.
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Media Releases 2010 29/04/2010
Asciano Group (Asciano), comprising Asciano Limited and Asciano Finance Trust, is pleased to report its key operating statistics for the three months from 1 January 2010 to 31 March 2010.
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Media Releases 2010 25/03/2010
The Chairman of Asciano Limited, Mr Malcolm Broomhead and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mark Rowsthorn announce that Asciano’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr Peter McGregor, has resigned from his role as Chief Financial Officer of Asciano. Mr McGregor will be stepping down effective 30 April 2010 in ...
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Media Releases 2010 23/03/2010
Asciano announces a long term rail haulage contract with Australian freight forwarding company Sadleirs Transport that will generate over $150m in revenue over the next 7 years. Pacific National currently provides Sadleirs with services that transport rail vans between Sydney and Perth. As part of t...
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Media Releases 2010 03/03/2010
Asciano’s presentation for an international investor roadshow.
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Media Releases 2010 24/02/2010
Asciano reports its results for the 6 months ended 31 December 2009 - robust earnings growth with strong contributions from the bulk operations and an improving environment for the non bulk operations.
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Media Releases 2010 24/02/2010
Asciano announces its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2009, incorporating the requirements of Appendix 4D.
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Media Releases 2010 23/02/2010
Asciano announces it has been assigned the following credit ratings by leading ratings agencies, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s: Moody’s: Baa3 Positive outlook and Standard & Poor’s: BBB- Positive outlook
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Media Releases 2010 04/02/2010
Asciano has executed a long term, take or pay contract with Macarthur Coal (C&M Management Ptd Ltd) for the movement of up to 7 million tonnes of coal per annum from the Coppabella and Moorvale mines in Queensland, commencing 1 November 2010.
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Media Releases 2010 04/02/2010
The Coppabella and Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV) has signed a long term take or pay contract with Pacific National Pty Ltd (Pacific National), a subsidiary of the Asciano Group (ASX:AIO), for the haulage of coal. The contract, with a commencement date of 1 November 2010, allows for haulage of a tota...