Growth in U.S. producer prices slowed to 0.7% in August following a 1% gain in July. (MarketWatch)
Britain’s exports to the European Union tumbled 6.5% in July. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Atlas Air and its Southern Air unit reached agreement on a five-year joint collective-bargaining agreement with pilots. (Dow Jones Newswires)
The flooding damage Hurricane Ida caused to cars may add to strains in an automotive sector troubled by thin inventories. (WSJ)
Higher supply-chain costs and rising theft and other merchandise “shrink” accounted for half the decline in quarterly profit at supermarket chain Kroger. (WSJ)
China’s Shanghai and Ningbo ports suspended some freight operations ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu. (CNN)
Toyota cut its production outlook by about 300,000 vehicles, or 3%, for the fiscal year ending in March. (Japan Times)
Target-owned Shipt struck agreements with retailers to expand its delivery operations from nearly 1,000 more U.S. locations. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Japan Post and courier Sagawa Express will cooperate on package deliveries. (Nikkei Asia)
The Federal Maritime Commission named 24 retailers, suppliers and other companies to a shipper advisory panel. (Supply Chain Dive)
Portions of Louisiana’s inland waterways remain blocked because of vessels grounded and sunk by Hurricane Ida. (Maritime Executive)
Big container lines are increasingly taking business from small feeder operators with their own services. (The Loadstar)
Amazon is opening its first distribution center in Ireland at a Dublin business park. (Logistics Manager)
U.S. lawmakers are advancing a measure that would halt development of a large joint Rio Tinto-BHP copper mine in Arizona. (Financial Times)
Canada’s canola oil stockpiles are plummeting because of a drought on strong world-wide demand. (Bloomberg)
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