The World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for global trade growth this year to 2.6%. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. business investment declined 0.1% in February. (WSJ)
Ethiopian Airlines pilots of a crashed Boeing Co. 737 MAX followed specified emergency procedures but still failed to recover control of the jet. (WSJ)
Blue Apron’s chief executive and a co-founder are leaving the meal-kit company and former Etsy Inc. executive Linda Kozlowski will become CEO. (WSJ)
Delta Air Lines Inc. raised its first-quarter revenue and profit outlook. (WSJ)
One person died and two were injured in the second chemical fire in the Houston area in recent weeks. (WSJ)
Contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group’s Android arm is scaling back smartphone production to move into automotive electronics. (Nikkei Asian Review)
A judge ruled Washington state can deny a permit for a coal export terminal backed by BNSF Railway and coal producers. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Apparel retailer H&M is building its first distribution center to serve both digital and store sales in the U.K. (Sourcing Journal)
India’s coffee board launched an online marketplace using blockchain in hopes of eliminating intermediaries in coffee supply chains. (Supply Chain Digital)
Greek tanker owners have been profiting from Venezuelan attempts to keep crude exports flowing despite U.S. sanctions. (Lloyd’s List)
The Panama Canal Authority is reducing the draft allowed for vessel transits at its new locks because of a severe dry season. (Seatrade Maritime)
SJ Consulting Group says the biggest trucking companies grew far faster than smaller competitors last year. (Journal of Commerce)
Celadon Group Inc. sold two trucking subsidiaries to Canada’s Day & Ross for $139.5 million. (Indiana Business Journal)
Canadian trucker Bison Transport Inc. bought Wisconsin-based truckload operator H.O. Wolding Inc. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Freight broker GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. bought Circle 8 Logistics, its ninth acquisition since January 2017. (American Shipper)
Warehouse equipment provider Toyota Industries North America acquired Hoist Lifttruck Manufacturing. (Modern Materials Handling)
A British bottle maker is producing flat wine bottles to reduce packaging and shipping costs. (DC Velocity)
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