12 August 2026
The Black and Whites have been credited as the 'frontrunner' to sign the NRL veteran.
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12 August 2026
Former Wallabies and rugby league player Brian Smith dies of cancer at age 59.
12 August 2026
Tor Olav Trøim-backed jackup rig player Borr Drilling has picked up new contracts and extensions for seven of its units. In Southeast Asia, the 2013-built Idun received two separate awards. It won a one-well contract with an undisclosed operator in Vietnam, which commenced last month and has an estimated duration of 60 days. Idun also …
12 August 2026
Former All Blacks and Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has been offered top job with the proposed South Island NRL team.
12 August 2026
India’s Transworld Shipping Lines is continuing its boxship sell-down to DP World-controlled Avana Logistek, agreeing to sell the SSL Brahmaputra for $11. 4m. The Mumbai-listed owner, formerly known as Shreyas Shipping & Logistics, signed a memorandum of agreement for the vessel on August 7, according to an NSE filing. The 2003-built ship, with capacity of around …
12 August 2026
A widening drone campaign against Libya’s most important western oil complex is threatening refinery operations and exports, with the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) warning it could declare force majeure if attacks continue. A succession of drones has targeted energy infrastructure around Zawiya, approximately 40 km west of Tripoli, hitting the refinery complex, fuel storage …
12 August 2026
From hugging the Turkish coast to anti-drone cages, armed guards and convoy proposals, Russia-linked shipping is scrambling to reduce its exposure to Ukraine’s rapidly expanding maritime campaign across the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The latest evidence comes from the 28-year-old suezmax Caruzo. TankerTrackers. com photographed the sanctioned tanker passing Istanbul carrying what it said …
12 August 2026
Flight delays are a familiar frustration for many travellers, but experts say the reason behind them is often less visible.
