Current Weather Conditions and Service Disruptions

21 March 2024

East – West – East

CEVA has been advised by Pacific National that the E-W-E Network will remain closed in the Rawlinna WA region until at least Saturday 27th March 2024. One large body of water remains and is not subsiding as quickly as we would hope. PN are supporting ballast work in other accessible locations, and will continue to support works to get its network open as quickly as possible. In actively managing the situation, we are taking advantage of available shipping on the East-West Lanes where possible.

WA-NT–WA

The highway between Fitzroy Crossing and Timber Creek has re-opened, and all services are now operational, however, this may be temporary as Cyclone Megan threatens services in the north of the country.

All States – NT / North QLD – All States

Cyclone Megan has impacted our services in the north of the country, currently the Stuart Highway is closed between Tennant Creek Bridge North Abutment and Threeways, There is water over the road at various locations along the Stuart Highway and at time of writing we will require an additional 5 business days to be added to our transit times.

These delays are unavoidable, however we will continue to actively monitor the situation and keep you updated.

18 March 2024

East – West – East

CEVA has been advised by Pacific National that the E-W-E Network will remain closed in the Rawlinna WA region until at least Saturday 23rd March 2024. Network Operators have inspected accessible areas and advise there are currently 16 sites across 120km of affected track, with some areas under more than 1m of water. As a result, CEVA will now need to extend our transit times by adding 15 business days to current and new bookings. In actively managing the situation, we are taking advantage of available shipping on the East-West Lanes where possible.

WA-NT–WA

The highway between Fitzroy Crossing and Timber Creek has re-opened, and all services are now operational, however, this may be temporary as Cyclone Megan threatens services in the north of the country. We will keep you advised. All States – NT / North QLD – All States Cyclone Megan threatens our services in the north of the country and at time of writing possible delays cannot be estimated. 

13 March 2024

East – West – East

Heavy rain in the WA Goldfields and Nullarbor has cut the Trans-Australian Railway and Eyre Highway. These closures will affect our operations East – West – East. The closure is expected to last for some days, and we advise at this stage that we will require an additional 7-10 days transit time added to our services on this lane.

WA – NT – WA

Heavy rain in the North-West of WA has caused flooding in the region and closed the Great Northern Highway. We advise at this stage that we will experience delays to current services and will require an additional 10 – 14 business days on this lane at time of writing. The current weather conditions have led to several other road closures in Western Australia which may also affect our operations. These delays as you are aware are unavoidable, however we will continue to actively monitor the situation and keep you updated.