U.S. semiconductor firms don’t want to be included in any trade deal that calls for China to step up purchases of American goods and services. (WSJ)
Nebraska’s agricultural sector faces nearly a billion dollars in damage and losses after a blizzard and record flooding across the Midwest. (WSJ)
Aerospace manufacturer Nordam Group Inc. won court approval for a bankruptcy exit plan that pays all creditors in full. (WSJ)
Flower-delivery provider FTD Companies Inc. may shut down by this summer if it can’t meet its debt obligations. (WSJ)
An analysis by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers shows makers of construction and farm machinery are being hurt by trade disputes. (Reuters)
Walmart Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. are striking supplier deals directly with U.S. Midwest farmers to eliminate agriculture middlemen. (Peoria Journal Star)
Discount retailer Dollar General Corp. is bringing some of its distribution business in-house. (Winsight Grocery Business)
Apple Inc.’s China and Hong Kong-based suppliers outnumbered U.S. and Japanese suppliers for the first time. (Nikkei Asian Review)
A measure of U.S. logistics industry activity showed growth slowing in February. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
Trucker YRC Worldwide Inc. and the Teamsters union face a March 31 deadline to complete contract negotiations. (Logistics Management)
Revenue at Chinese express company SF Holdings rose 13.9% in the first two months of the year. (Xinhua)
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. is studying container ships with capacity for 25,000 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs. (Lloyd’s List)
Ceva Logistics AG expects to delist from Switzerland’s stock exchange next month after CMA CGM SA completes the acquisition of 89.47% its shares. (Seatrade Maritime)
Port Everglades, Fla., director Steven Cernak died at 63 of cancer. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
CSX Corp. will break ground next month on a freight rail hub north of Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount Telegraph)
German freight forwarder Rhenus Group bought Canadian logistics provider Rodair. (Air Cargo News)
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