17 August 2026
It’s the latest twist in the ongoing saga involving the Australian Auto-Sport Alliance (AASA). Hi-Tec Oils had held the promotional ...
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17 August 2026
Pauline Hanson has doubled down on her dislike for Mardi Gras and defended her inability to name the leaders of key neighbouring countries.
17 August 2026
NSW remains the lone participant in a national gun buyback scheme, as another state refuses to join.
17 August 2026
Police attended an East Melbourne hotel following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning.
17 August 2026
Atlas Preparatory Academy, a private school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Every student relies on taxpayer dollars from one of the state’s four voucher programs to pay all or part of their tuition. Caleb Alvarado for ProPublica At some point, my reporting colleagues and I began referring to them as the “100% schools.” We were following the money that flows from states’ public coffers into private schools through vouchers when we noticed a subset of educational facilities where tax dollars cover all or a big part of the tuition for every student. In essence, these were schools that were funded like public schools but didn’t operate with the same oversight or transparency.
17 August 2026
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported a challenging first half of 2026, with performance weighed down by geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures, and extensive automation works under way at its Hamburg container terminals, alongside rail network construction. Group container handling fell by 6. 7 per cent to 2. 95 million TEUs (previous year: 3. 17 million TEUs), while […] The post HHLA H1 EBIT falls 35 per cent amid Hamburg terminal works appeared first on Port Technology International .
17 August 2026
The Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado handled 31. 1 million tonnes of total cargo in the first half of 2026, down 1. 9 per cent on the same period last year, as continuing geopolitical uncertainty weighed on key maritime routes and supply chain costs. Despite the overall dip, the ports demonstrated resilience, with performance varying sharply across […] The post Genoa, Savona-Vado H1 dip as transhipment slides appeared first on Port Technology International .
17 August 2026
Port of Tyne continues its recovery operation following the 19 July vessel collision, working with specialist contractors, environmental partners, volunteers, government agencies, customers and shipping lines to restore operations and support the environmental clean-up. On 12 August, BG Orange sailed to Tees to offload cargo ahead of repairs, following the departure of Wind Orca on […] The post Port of Tyne, Ambipar target pellet spill clean-up appeared first on Port Technology International .
