Mohamed Arrachedi is one of the few people to whom sailors can turn to for help after getting stranded by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

As the regional coordinator for the International Transport Workers’ Federation, Arrachedi and his team have received more than 2,000 requests for assistance, the WSJ’s Belle Cushing and Denise Blostein report. Conditions in the strait, he said, are getting worse. Watch the video above to see how one man responds to the daily calls for help from sailors facing bombs and dwindling supplies.

• Shipowners and brokers said President Trump’s paused Project Freedom lacked clarity and security guarantees, adding ships have moved clear of the Strait of Hormuz to avoid attack. (WSJ)
• Brent crude, the global oil-futures benchmark, fell 7.8% to $101.27 a barrel after a report that the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal. (WSJ)

President Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on European cars is a warning for U.S. trading partners that the Iran war hasn’t dissuaded him from his trade agenda, the WSJ’s Kim Mackrael and Gavin Bade write.

Trump said Friday that the U.S. would increase tariffs on European cars and trucks to 25% from the 15% agreed to as part of a preliminary trade deal last summer. The move upends a period of relative calm in economic relations between the U.S. and EU.

Beyond the tariff threat on European cars, Trump has publicly floated abandoning a trade deal he signed with Mexico and Canada that is up for review this year. The administration is also working on replacing tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The U.S. is still negotiating details in its agreements with several Asian countries, and recently targeted Vietnam with fresh concerns.

• Trade lawyers said the Trump administration began paying out refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court voided in February. (Bloomberg)
• The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has started reviewing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports imposed during Trump’s first term. (SupplyChainDive)

That includes the construction of three new manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas. Corning’s profits have surged on accelerated demand for its fiber optics, used to transfer data quickly and at scale. Earlier this year, Meta agreed to a multiyear deal worth up to $6 billion to buy fiber-optic cable from the company.

• Daimler Truck backed its guidance as first-quarter order growth was fueled by a strong recovery in the U.S., which the company expects to continue. (WSJ)
• Uber Technologies’ CEO said there were early signs of improvement in the company’s freight arm, which returned to growth for the first time in nearly two years. (WSJ)
• Instacart said consumers were continuing to spend on groceries, though a focus on affordability was pushing them to value-focused retailers. (WSJ)
• Denmark’s Orsted maintained its full-year guidance as a jump in offshore generation drove a rise in earnings, despite Trump’s opposition to wind energy. (WSJ)
• German auto-parts company Continental stuck by its guidance, but said weak global markets hampered sales growth and higher raw-material prices could have a delayed effect. (WSJ)
• BMW signaled it was on track to hit its targets despite an earnings hit in the first quarter from fierce competition in China and global tariffs. (WSJ)
• Airlines are implementing new safety precautions for portable chargers, a leading cause of cabin fires on airplanes. (WSJ)
• Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX launched their first Southeast Mexico Express intermodal trains, more quickly linking the Southeast with Texas and Mexico. (TrainsPRO)

Mark R. Long is editor of WSJ Logistics Report. Reach him at mark.long@wsj.com. Follow the WSJ Logistics Report team on LinkedIn: Mark R. Long, Liz Young and Paul Berger.