The U.S. warned Greece against hosting the Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar. (WSJ)
Mining giant BHP Group Ltd.’s adjusted profit for the year ending in June rose 2% to $9.12 billion. (WSJ)
Domino’s Pizza Inc. will handle its own deliveries rather than use third-party food-delivery apps. (WSJ)
Business groups in Ireland say companies are running out of warehouse space as they stockpile goods ahead of the Brexit deadline. (RTE)
Thailand’s economic growth fell to a five-year low on weakening exports. (Financial Times)
Amazon.com Inc. is relying on independent drivers to expand its Prime delivery service in Japan. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Target Corp. is launching a private-label grocery brand that will include some 2,000 items. (CNBC)
Logistics real-estate company Prologis Inc. bought an 11-acre industrial site in Commerce, Calif., north of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. (Los Angeles Business Journal)
Amazon plans to move into a 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Henderson, Nev. (Los Vegas Review-Journal)
DSV A/S will operate its newly-acquired freight forwarder Panalpina under the DSV brand and the chief executive and finance chief will resign. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Maritime companies are increasingly studying sustainable energy power in anticipation of new emissions restrictions. (South China Morning Post)
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries won an order for 10 mid-size tankers to be powered by liquefied natural gas. (Seatrade Maritime)
DryShips Inc. accepted George Economou’s sweetened offer to buy the rest of the company shares he doesn’t already own and take the bulk carrier private. (Lloyd’s List)
Germany’s Port of Hamburg led its rival European ports with 7.5% growth in container volumes in the first half of the year. (The Loadstar)
Daseke Inc. founder Don Daseke will retire as chairman and chief executive of the flatbed trucking conglomerate. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
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