U.S. crude prices fell to their lowest in 14 months. (WSJ)
Warehouse automation startup RightHand Robotics Inc. raised $23 million in a new funding round. (WSJ).
State and local government spending on transportation infrastructure is up 15% from a year ago. (WSJ)
The Trump administration finalized a rule limiting the ability of alcohol companies to reduce import taxes. (WSJ)
Hitachi Ltd. is buying a power-grid unit from ABB Ltd. for $6.4 billion. (WSJ)
North Korean is using domestic coal to produce synthetic gas and chemicals amid sanctions on foreign-fuel imports. (WSJ)
Canada is fining fining a Glencore PLC-controlled miner more than $22 million for allegedly hiding risks tied to operations in Congo. (WSJ)
Apparel supply chains are struggling to capitalize on viral trends before demand fades. (Sourcing Journal)
Vietnamese garment and textile exports are up 16%, the highest rise in three years. (Fashionating World)
A California farm linked to a romaine lettuce E-coli outbreak is recalling lettuce and cauliflower. (The News & Observer)
Lowe’s Cos. opened a 1.1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Coopertown, Tenn. (Chain Store Age)
Mining giant Anglo American PLC expects to boost iron ore and coal production starting next year. (Lloyd’s List)
CSX Corp. is reversing course and committing $91 million toward expansion of a key freight tunnel through Baltimore. (Progressive Railroading)
Norwegian shipping bank Maritime and Merchant is eyeing an initial public offering next year after doubling its portfolio in 2018. (Shipping Watch)
Sweden’s Yara Marine Technologies is opening an office in China for its shipping emissions “scrubber” business. (Ship & Bunker)
Argentina’s Port of Buenos Aires will spend $52 million on an expansion plan to reverse a decline in container traffic. (Port Technology)
Northeastern trucker A. Duie Pyle Inc. opened a service center in Burlington, Vt. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Female truck drivers are more cautious than male drivers and get in fewer preventable accidents. (Business Insider)
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group is developing a cross-border shipment network with the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (The Loadstar)
The former chief executive of freight forwarder Access USA Shipping LLC will pay a $17 million fine for smuggling and other violations. (American Shipper)
Students at the University of California, Berkeley, erected a memorial to a food delivery robot that burst into flames on campus. (MIT Technology Review)
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