17 September 2026
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17 September 2026
AirAsia has become one of Australia’s leading low-cost carriers to Asia, rivalling airlines like Jetstar and Virgin, as it offers competitive prices to destinations to more than 150 destinations ...
17 September 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Stan is remaking iconic rural series McLeod’s Daughters and has greenlit shows starring Rachel Griffiths, Angourie Rice and Anna Friel. The revival of Nine Network’s McLeod’s ...
17 September 2026
Then came another model novelty: the mid-cycle refresh of the Mercedes-Benz EQS Sedan arrived in Australia with a redesigned exterior style, new lighting technology, a completely reworked interior, ...
17 September 2026
Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have appointed EEW Special Pipe Constructions to manufacture 69 monopile foundations for the first 1GW phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. EEW will produce the foundations at its Rostock facility before shipping them to the project site, located 63-84 km from the Dutch coast. …
17 September 2026
Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova have reached a settlement ending their legal fight over the 806MW offshore wind project off Massachusetts. Under the “amicable settlement”, GE Vernova has withdrawn a February notice seeking to terminate its involvement in the project. Both companies will also abandon all outstanding legal claims, while the financial and other terms …
17 September 2026
Washington wants to bring the copper supply chain home, but the result could be record refined imports in one direction and US-mined concentrate heading back out to sea in the other. US copper policy is beginning to produce exactly the kind of trade-flow distortion that creates new opportunities for shipping. Broker Banchero Costa reported that …
17 September 2026
China has emerged as an unlikely beneficiary of the disruption to Middle Eastern dry bulk trades, with soaring limestone exports helping fill a hole left by the collapse in Persian Gulf supply and providing fresh employment for geared bulkers. Recent analysis from Greek broker Ursa shows Chinese international limestone exports reached 5. 49m tonnes in the …
