Walmart is working with Ford and Argo AI to test an autonomous-vehicle delivery service in three U.S. cities. (WSJ)
Zara owner Inditex expects e-commerce to account for 25% of sales this fiscal year, up from 14% before the pandemic. (WSJ)
DoorDash is suing New York City over a law that would require food-delivery companies to share more data with restaurants. (WSJ)
The chip shortage is pushing auto makers to abandon lean-inventory principles to stockpile critical semiconductors. (Nikkei Asia)
Workhorse Group withdrew its legal challenge to a U.S. Postal Service award of a multibillion-dollar contract for electric postal delivery vehicles to Oshkosh Defense. (Reuters)
Household goods supplier Procter & Gamble plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operations and supply chain by 2040. (CNN)
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is working to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Financial Times)
Alphaliner says secondary shipping markets are being left short of capacity as container lines rush vessels to high-demand major trade lanes. (The Loadstar)
A.P. Moller-Maersk is buying fashion-focused Portuguese e-commerce logistics startup Huub. (Splash 247)
DP World will spend $400 million to build a fourth berth at its London Gateway container terminal. (Lloyd’s List)
Costco will build a 1.1 million-square-foot, $160 million distribution center in Tumwater, Wash. (Business Journals)
DHL plans to spend $300 million on technology and facilities at its e-commerce unit to improve its ties with the USPS network. (Multichannel Merchant)
Cowen upgraded major U.S. truckload carriers on an outlook for strong pricing into next year. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Iron and steel shipments from Europe through the St. Lawrence Seaway nearly doubled over the first five months of the shipping season. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Supply-chain technology integration provider Stord raised $90 million in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of $1.125 billion. (TechCrunch)
Softbank-owned SB Logistics is making progress on a “lights-out” distribution center outside Tokyo that would have no human workers. (Modern Materials Handling)
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