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.
U.S. steel shipments have dipped slightly from 2012 levels, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. U.S. steel imports, for all steel products, were worth $26.6 billion from January 2013 to November 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. China has a healthy steel surplus, which it ships off to countries including South Korea and Southeast Asian countries, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.