Oil prices tumbled in their biggest drop in 10 months on worries about spread of the Covid Delta variant. (WSJ)
Natural-gas prices are at a three-year high on tight inventories. (Dow Jones Newswires)
The U.S. and Vietnam reached a pact to address concerns that the Asian country has been manipulating its currency to boost its exports. (WSJ)
JB Hunt’s second-quarter operating earnings jumped 38% to $241.5 million as revenue expanded 36% from last year’s pandemic-hit period. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Amazon told its warehouse workers it will stop Covid-19 testing after July 30. (The Information)
Japanese compact car maker Suzuki Motor will release its first all-electric vehicle by fiscal 2025. (Nikkei Asia)
South China exporters say their goods remain backed up at warehouses a month after the Yantian port resumed full operations. (South China Morning Post)
Lawmakers in Washington are undertaking a significant overhaul of the Shipping Act that governs maritime regulation. (Journal of Commerce)
Sales of container ships accelerated rapidly last month on high demand for smaller feeder vessels. (Lloyd’s List)
A tanker-market measure showed spot earnings for very large crude carriers sliding to an average of just $500 a day. (Splash 247)
Russia’s Volga ShIpping is adding about 20 dry-bulk vessels as part of a fleet renewal effort. (Maritime Executive)
U.S. consumer-safety regulators want Amazon to issue a recall of potentially hazardous products sold on its site by third-parties. (Retail Dive)
Second-quarter net earnings at logistics real-estate giant Prologis rose 47.9% to $599 million on rising rental revenues. (Dow Jones Newswires)
A fire broke out at an Ocado fulfilment center in London when three robots collided. (BBC)
U.S. grocer and wholesaler SpartanNash is opening a microfulfillment center in Michigan as part of an expansion of e-commerce operations. (Supply Chain Dive)
Unionized warehouse workers at the Fred Meyer grocery chain authorized a strike as contract talks continue. (KOIN)
Restaurants and bars in North Carolina are running out of liquor. (Associated Press)
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