28 August 2026
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28 August 2026
A missing Australian woman has made contact with her family from Nepal’s flood zone, as dozens of Aussies remain unaccounted for following the disaster.
28 August 2026
After a mandatory three-day break, the 49ers and their initial 53-man roster will reconvene Monday at their Santa Clara facility, then travel to Melbourne later in the week.
28 August 2026
The poster in question was originally made by popular Australia-based digital artist BossLogic, who has worked on Marvel art pieces in the past. His Brand New Day poster was initially fan art, but it ...
28 August 2026
CMA CGM has postponed its $150 per teu Low Water Surcharge on cargo moving from South America’s west coast through the Panama Canal, where more restrictions on draught and transits are expected. The French carrier had announced the surcharge would take effect on 1 September, but told customers yesterday it was pushing the start date back to 1 October. The charge will apply to all cargo from South America’s west coast to ... The post Capacity squeeze looms as Panama Canal restrictions tighten appeared first on The Loadstar .
28 August 2026
Indices appear uncertain how to price spot rates this week, but what seems clear is that the Asia-US East Coast trade’s substantive growth trajectory of recent weeks has hit a bump – the question is whether this is a blip or something more transformative. According to Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI), spot pricing on its Shanghai-New York routing dropped 2% week on week, hitting $9,333 per 40ft, while the traditionally more ... The post Asia-US East Coast spot rate climb stalls – but is it just a blip? appeared first on The Loadstar .
28 August 2026
Unpopular new policy comes as midterms loom and control of Congress could be decided by several Michigan races Every day $1bn worth of goods crosses the river dividing Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, two largely blue-collar US and Canadian cities that have come to act as one in the creation of North America’s auto industry. News this week of Donald Trump’s escalating trade spat with Canada has everyone worried. Political and economic leaders and observers labeled the move an act of “hubris” , blamed Trump’s “ego”, and called the escalation “insanity”.
28 August 2026
Australia has reminded international students of key Subclass 500 visa conditions. Check the breaches that could lead to visa cancellation or deportation.
