The American trade deficit with China shrank last year on a 12.5% decline in Chinese exports to the U.S. (WSJ)
China’s overall exports rose 0.5% in 2019, the slowest growth in three years. (WSJ)
Economic indicators show much of the U.S. economy is largely unscathed by two turbulent years of trade war with China. (WSJ)
Iranian authorities say they have arrested several people in connection with the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet last week. (WSJ)
The British pound has slipped 2% so far this year against the dollar. (WSJ)
Personal-computer shipments rose last year on an annual basis for the first time since 2011. (WSJ)
The U.S. will drop its designation of China as a currency manipulator ahead of the signing of the first phase of a trade deal. (WSJ)
U.S. grocery giant Albertsons Cos. is preparing another attempt to go public. (WSJ)
Wine sales in the U.S. declined in 2019 for the first time in 25 years. (WSJ)
Private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. will buy a majority stake in the warehousing unit of India’s Allcargo Logistics Ltd. for $54 million. (LiveMint)
The Panama Canal is cutting its daily slot reservations and imposing a “freshwater” surcharge on ships as it copes with a drought. (Reuters)
British ports expect a smooth Brexit as shipping volumes slip following earlier stockpiling spikes. (Lloyd’s List)
Maritime-focused technology companies took in about $1.14 billion in venture capital investment last year. (Splash 247)
Freight rates for liquefied natural gas transport are likely to slide as some 139 gas carriers on order are delivered. (Shipping Watch)
Cargo tonnage at Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert expanded 12% last year. (Prince George Citizen)
A judge extended for two weeks a restraining order barring California from enforcing its new independent contractor law on trucking companies. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
A South Korean agriculture startup is placing vegetable farms in Seoul’s underground subway stations. (Nikkei Asian Review)
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