July 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of Waterline. This issue contains a special feature on the changing face of the waterfront from 1993 to 2004 as reported in the pages of Waterline.

• Waterline No 37
  
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The Australian domestic aviation industry has undergone significant change since the events that led to the collapse of Ansett in September 2001. This issue's feature article examines the industry's response to that event, the current situation, and the outlook going forward.

• Avline No 5–November 2004
  
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This issue contains an article on Australian International Shipping. It summarises Australia's maritime trade 2002–2003, including cargo movements, main trading partners as well as major port activity with the main focus on international trade.

• Waterline No 38
  
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This issue's feature article examines domestic on time performance, one year after the commencement of reporting of on time data. The article explores total industry trends and some of the factors influencing the results. International comparisons are also drawn to highlight Australia's relative performance.

• Avline No 6–May 2005
  
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This issue contains an article on Trends in Australian International Sea Trade. It examines Australia's maritime trade 1994–1995 to 2004–2005, including commodity exports and imports, trade regions and port activity.

• Waterline No 39
  
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The feature article in this issue examines regional aviation in Australia–a topic first explored in Avline in October 2003. The current feature article provides an update to this information and includes recent statistics on regional airline activity. The article discusses industry trends and some of the factors influencing the data.

• Avline No 7–November 2005
  
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This issue contains two articles, one on the role of the new Maritime Security Identification Card system and the other on Australian International Shipping.

• Waterline No 40
  
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Previous issues of Avline have examined Australian domestic and regional aviation. The feature article in this issue focuses on the international sector of the Australian aviation industry which is currently operating at record levels–with more than 21 million passengers carried on flights to or from Australia during 2005.

• Avline No 8–June 2006
  
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In addition to the usual content on wharf side indicators of productivity, Waterline 41 contains a feature article on a a set of new indicators of productivity improvements focusing on the interface between port terminals and the trucks and trains that deliver containers to and pick up containers from the terminals.

Indicators include number of trucks processed, container turnaround time, rail transported containers as percent of containers processed on the landside of terminal, and indicators on the availability and use of vehicle booking system time slots at port terminals.

The article includes preliminary estimates of the indicators. However these estimates are based on incomplete data and some, for example rail mode share, are unreliable. They are published at this stage to indicate the intended scope of the new indicators and for comment before formal reporting of the indicators starts in 2007.

• Waterline No 41
  
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It highlights the variation in aircraft and passenger traffic during this period and discusses how the operational profile has changed through the introduction of discount flights and more direct services to regional centres.

• Avline No 9–May 2007
  
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