The U.S. exported a record $19.9 billion in oil and fuel in April. (WSJ)
Oil prices are near a two-month low. (WSJ)
Canada’s merchandise exports climbed 1.6% in April on increased shipments of mineral products, consumer goods and energy products. (WSJ)
U.S. worker productivity rose more slowly than originally estimated in the first quarter while labor costs grew at a slightly faster clip. (WSJ)
A Chinese state-owned property developer pulled out of a large-scale biotech industrial park project in San Francisco. (WSJ)
European governments are telling businesses not to use British parts in goods for export ahead of Brexit. (Sky News)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. affiliate Cainiao will build a $1.5 billion logistics center at the Hong Kong International Airport. (South China Morning Post)
Walmart Inc. will open a $135 million distribution center outside Mobile, Ala., in August. (Birmingham News)
Supply-chain finance platform Tradeshift got $250 million in a Series E funding round that includes Goldman Sachs and PSP Investments. (American Shipper)
Oakland-based autonomous delivery startup Boxbot won $7.5 million in venture funding, including backing from Toyota AI Ventures. (Trucks.com)
Virginia will spend $350 million to start deepening the shipping channel around the Norfolk port. (Virginian-Pilot)
Sweden sent $142 million to the Port of Gothenburg to deepen channels to its container terminal. (Port Technology)
Scorpio Tankers Inc. struck its third sale-leaseback deal in less than a month as it tries to shore up its finances. (TradeWinds)
Ship operator Wilhelmsen will work with Airbus SE to develop drones to supply ocean-going vessels. (Seatrade Maritime)
Ocean forwarders are signing more exclusive deals to lock up the chassis needed to handle port trucking containers. (Journal of Commerce)
The Teamsters union withdrew a petition to organize workers at an XPO Logistics Inc. truck terminal in Erie, Pa. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Italian farmers are angry that Spanish apricots were distributed free to schoolchildren under a European Union program. (FruitNet)
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