25 August 2026
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25 August 2026
Several popular expat destinations have scrapped death duties, but Britons hoping to protect their estates face some important hurdles.
25 August 2026
Tiedan Huo has been found guilty of 12 charges of threatening Waiuku and Rutherford colleges and other public buildings.
25 August 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s reported move to the UK is said to be temporary. According to a source, the Sussexes could leave for another country at any time. They suggested that the Duke and the ...
25 August 2026
Aerospace shipments are facing a growing capacity squeeze, and the bottleneck is no longer just in the air. Marcelo Riso, VP and global product manager aerospace at Kuehne+Nagel, said the internationalisation of aircraft maintenance was making transportation increasingly critical. He told The Loadstar: “Even routine shipments are now carrying service expectations above standard airfreight levels, because the cost of transport is relatively small compared with the consequences of a parts shortage or ... The post Aerospace shipments face growing supply chain capacity crunch appeared first on The Loadstar .
25 August 2026
As Ian Fleming wrote in his 1959 novel Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. ” Apply that to the current M&A-prone landscape for shipping lines and… Now What’s known: Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is – directly or indirectly; more below – readying to pull the trigger, as “urgency is felt to close deals”, including those where 100% ownership must be achieved in various ventures. Kind of… in line ...
25 August 2026
Commercial relations between Canada and its southern neighbour have hit a new low, and logistics providers are seeing more clients trying to diversify from the US market. Trade negotiations broke down on Friday when the Canadians walked away, citing new US demands tabled at the last minute, as well as a litany of justifications Washington invoked to force Ottawa to make concessions. These range from fentanyl smuggling and Canadian dairy rules to ... The post Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market appeared first on The Loadstar .
25 August 2026
Hanwha is pushing deeper into the American LNG value chain, establishing a new US company that will combine procurement, trading and logistics with the Korean conglomerate’s rapidly expanding shipping and shipbuilding businesses. Hanwha Aerospace announced today the creation of Hanwha Horizon USA, which will serve as the control tower for its global LNG operations. James …
