A measure of U.S. factory activity growth declined in May to its lowest point since October 2016. (WSJ)
Mexico is weighing potential retaliation over tariffs the White House said would begin on June 10 for imports from the country. (WSJ)
Amazon says it has made more than 10 million products available for free one-day delivery to Prime members in the U.S. (WSJ)
Logistics company F.H. Bertling Ltd. was fined $1.1 million in the U.K. for its role in an alleged bribery scheme to secure oil contracts in Angola. (WSJ)
Tesla Inc.’s total vehicle deliveries fell by 31,000 cars in the first quarter from the same period last year. (WSJ)
Hedge fund owner Edward Lampert reached a deal to buySears Hometown stores. (WSJ)
Factory activity contracted in most Asian countries last month. (Reuters)
China is consolidating some of its steel companies to create bigger operators with global ambitions. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Small Chinese suppliers to Huawei Technologies fear U.S. restrictions on the company may hurt their businesses. (South China Morning Post)
California is set to allow testing of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles by the end of the year. (KCRA)
Amazon will open 10 pop-up stores across the U.K. to feature goods from small online sellers. (The Guardian)
Amazon is moving into a 1.3 million-square-foot multi-story distribution center in Bremen, Germany that includes parking for 277 delivery vans. (Logistics Manager)
Packaging materials distributor Uline Inc. is considering adding a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Kenosha, Wis. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
China-owned Orient Overseas Container Line says it won’t join the TradeLens shipping blockchain group launched by Maersk Line and IBM. (Shipping Watch)
Container ship leasing company Seaspan Corp. may add liquefied natural gas tankers in a business diversification effort. (Splash 247)
Russia plans to build a deepwater port at the Baltic coast city of Kaliningrad. (Port Technology)
French energy giant Total SA will take over Toshiba’s U.S. LNG business. (Lloyd’s List)
The International Air Transport Association slashed its airfreight growth forecast for this year to zero. (The Loadstar)
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