Flying time from Hobart to Fiji: 5 hours 30 minutes. Flying time from Darwin to Fiji: 6 hours 50 minutes. Flying time from Alice Springs to Fiji: 6 hours 15 minutes. * Note: all times are approximate and can vary depending upon weather conditions.
Steel imports have spiked roughly 18% year to date â according to a recent report from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), an association of North American steel makers. Per AISI, based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, total U.S. steel imports went up 17.5% year over year to roughly 35.6 million net tons through the first eleven months of 2017. Finished steel imports for the same period also increased 14.3% to around 27.6 million net tons.
Saudi Arabia Imports $6.5 Billion in Arms. Saudi Arabia has replaced India as the leading arms importer in the world. The kingdom spent $6.5 billion in 2014, up 54% over 2013. The global arms trade rose from $56 billion in 2013 to $64.4 billion in 2014. According to Ben Moores, senior defense analyst at IHS, Saudi Arabia is expected to boost its buying by 52% in 2015 to a total of $9.8 billion. That is one of every seven dollars spent globally on defense imports. Moores added: