A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment held steady in July at a historically high level. (WSJ)
British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for a week due to security concerns. (WSJ)
Some Chinese companies have asked U.S. exporters about buying agricultural produce and applied for the lifting of tariffs on the products. (Xinhua)
China is withholding $4.9 billion needed to complete a railway line from Kenya’s Port of Mombasa to points reaching into Uganda. (Bloomberg)
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries is building a liquefied hydrogen export plant in Australia that will open in 2021. (Lloyd’s List)
Pakistani cotton suppliers are cutting production as farmers turn to higher-yield crops. (Sourcing Journal)
APM Terminals and longshore workers struck a deal calling for retraining workers as automated equipment is installed at the Port of Los Angeles. (Daily Breeze)
Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. swung to a profit in the first half of 2019. (Shipping Watch)
Grocery chain Albertsons is testing a subscription delivery service in several U.S. markets. (Grocery Dive)
The Trump administration is working to eliminate a mandatory 30-minute rest break for truckers. (Logistics Management)
Chick-fil-A began making deliveries from its first company-owned distribution center. (Produce Blue Book)
Kansas City Southern’s adjusted second-quarter profit rose 6% as revenues increased despite flat rail volumes. (Progressive Railroading)
Falling airfreight business pushed forwarder Panalpina’s overall earnings before interest and taxes down 5% in the first half of the year. (The Loadstar)
German digital truckload technology startup Senndr raised $70 million in a Series C funding round. (TechCrunch)
Indian business-to-business packaging materials marketplace Bizongo raised $15 million from existing investors in a Series C funding round. (DealStreetAsia)
Cambodia will ship back to the U.S. 83 sea containers filled with plastic waste that were sent to the country. (Associated Press
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