Mexico's economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter as industrial output fell 1.2%. (WSJ)
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is buying Philadelphia biotechnology company Spark Therapeutics Inc. (WSJ)
Mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. offered $17.85 billion for Newmont Mining Corp. (WSJ)
Afghanistan began exporting to India through Iran’s Chabahar port. (Economic Times)
Container line Hapag-Lloyd AG’s full-year profit rose 32% to $502.6 million on a 21% gain in shipping volumes. (Shipping Watch)
U.S. shipping line Matson Inc.’s operating profit rose 23% in the fourth quarter to $30.5 million on a 9.3% gain in revenue. (American Shipper)
A Greek regulatory panel rejected much of Cosco Shipping Holdings Co.’s investment plans in the Port of Pireaus. (Seatrade Maritime)
Maran Gas Maritime added up to four more vessels to its orders for liquefied natural gas carriers from South Korea’s DSME shipyard. (Lloyd’s List)
U.S. authorities intercepted 1,157 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of pineapples at Georgia’s Port of Savannah. (Savannah Morning News)
A truck completed an overland delivery from western China to Germany in a 12-day journey. (Euractiv)
Trucking companies are changing their business relationships with owner-operator drivers in California following a court ruling. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Logistics software company WiseTech Global acquired tracking software firm Containerchain for $66 million. (Australian Financial Review)
Seko Worldwide LLC Chief Executive James Gagne says the logistics company is focused on acquisitions to help the company “double or triple in size.” (Crain’s)
Plans to deepen the Port of Savannah channel may turn on the effectiveness of devices intended to help fish receive oxygen. (Associated Press)
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