Prices charged by wholesale suppliers in the U.S. rose in March at the fastest pace since 2011. (MarketWatch)
Auto sales in China rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter. (WSJ)
China fined Alibaba $2.8 billion for abusing its dominant position over rivals and merchants on its e-commerce platforms. (WSJ)
Supply-chain software company Blue Yonder filed confidentially for a possible initial public stock offering. (WSJ)
Top Biden administration officials will meet with senior business executives today to address the global semiconductor shortage. (WSJ)
Some 98% of retailers in a National Retail Federation survey say they have been affected by port congestion or other shipping-related delays. (WSJ)
Deliveries of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine doses throughout the U.S. are expected to plunge by more than 80% this week. (WSJ)
XPO Logistics technology executive Sandeep Sakharkar was named chief information officer at spinoff company GXO Logistics. (WSJ)
U.S. airlines removed dozens of new 737 MAX jets from service after Boeing flagged a potential electrical problem. (WSJ)
McDonald’s is closing hundreds of outlets in Walmart stores across the U.S. (WSJ)
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is selling a 49% stake in its oil pipelines to an international consortium led by EIG Global Energy Partners and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign-wealth fund. (WSJ)
Canada’s economy added 303,000 jobs in March even as the country braced for more coronavirus lockdowns. (Canadian Press)
H&M’s attempt to soothe China over the retailer’s stance on forced labor is prompting a backlash in Vietnam. (The Times)
Levi Strauss wants to open more small-format stores in the U.S. to expand direct-to-consumer sales. (CNBC)
Menswear retailer Tailored Brands is struggling with liquidity problems since exiting bankruptcy protection in December. (Retail Dive)
Lamb Weston’s transportation costs are up “significantly” since new production demands pushed the food processing company to shift business from rail to spot-market trucking. (Supply Chain Dive)
Maersk Line is telling customers disruptions from the Suez Canal blockage will likely persist into the second half of May. (Financial Times)
Global container volumes rose 15.8% in February but were up 8.5% from the level two years ago. (Lloyd’s List)
Southeast Asia’s share of U.S.-bound container shipments is rising at the expense of China. (Nikkei Asia)
South Carolina’s Port of Charleston opened its Leatherman Terminal, the first new container terminal in the U.S. since 2009. (Journal of Commerce)
Global Ship Lease’s largest shareholder is significantly reducing its stake in the container ship owner. (TradeWinds)
A report projects warehouse development in the U.K. will double this year, with most of the space already committed. (Logistics Manager)
The Alaska Railroad lost $7.8 million in 2020. (Progressive Railroading)
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