One sailor was injured and three were missing after an explosion and fire on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman. (WSJ)
U.S. import prices excluding volatile fuel items fell 0.3% in July. (WSJ)
The collapse of the Turkish lira rippled to India, pushing the rupee to an all-time low against the dollar. (WSJ)
U.S. household debt rose to $13.3 trillion, surpassing levels reached before the financial crisis. (WSJ)
Turkey sharply raised tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to U.S. sanctions. (WSJ)
A major bridge near Italy’s port at Genoa collapsed, killing at least 37 people. (WSJ)
Tesla Inc. directors formed a special committee to evaluate Chief Executive Elon Musk’s suggestion of taking the electric-vehicle maker private. (WSJ)
Target Corp. named John Bauer, most recently chief logistics officer at TJX Cos., as senior vice president for global inventory management. (Progressive Grocer)
China complained to the World Trade Organization about U.S. tariffs on solar-panel imports. (Reuters)
China’s WH Group Ltd. plans to ship more pork products from its U.S. operations to markets outside China because of the impact of tariffs. (South China Morning Post)
Energy businesses are planning several new terminals along the U.S. Gulf Coast to accommodate very large crude carriers. (Splash 247)
A labor agreement on U.S. East and Gulf coast ports places new restrictions on automation at cargo terminals. (Journal of Commerce)
Vehicle exports out of South Carolina’s Port of Charleston fell 14.5% in July from a year ago. (Charleston Post and Courier)
The second-quarter loss at South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine jumped 39% to $215 million despite higher shipping volumes. (American Shipper)
Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport is buying 10 feeder ships to bolster its container shipping capacity. (Lloyd's List)
Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG is switching course and testing the use of “scrubbers” to meet impending sulfur-emissions restrictions. (The Loadstar)
Truck stop operator Pilot Flying J laid off about 50 workers at its corporate headquarters. (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Freight volume at Germany’s Frankfurt airport fell 6.4% in July. (Air Cargo News)
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