WA container rail subsidy results in record freight year

Container subsidy to remove trucks from WA roads - PowerTorque

Image: Simon/stock.adobe.comThe Western Australian government has announced that its container rail subsidy has produced a record year for the movement of container freight by rail in the state while truck movements have been slashed. While 23.5 per cent of container freight transported through Fremantle Port in 2024-25 was via rail, exceeding its annual 20 per cent […] Container subsidy to remove trucks from WA roads appeared first on PowerTorq…

WA container rail subsidy results in record freight year

Image: Michael/stock.adobe.comThe Western Australian government’s container rail subsidy has produced a record year for the movement of container freight by rail in the state. During 2024-25, 23.5 per cent of container freight transported through Fremantle Port was via rail, exceeding the annual 20 per cent target. This equates to 208,699 TEUs transported by rail, which is the highest annual amount on record since the government introduced a con…