Federal prosecutors and Transportation Department inspectors are investigating the development and regulatory approval of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX jet. (WSJ)
U.S. industrial output rose slowly in February while manufacturing output declined for the second straight month. (WSJ)
The number of available jobs in the U.S. edged higher in January. (WSJ)
A measure of U. S. consumer confidence rose at the beginning of March. (WSJ)
Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell 6.9% in January. (WSJ)
Ethiopia’s transport minister says data from the black boxes of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane shows “clear similarities” to that of the Lion Air crash five months earlier. (WSJ)
Air Canada suspended certain financial guidance, the first carrier to signal a possible impact from the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. (WSJ)
Investigators suspect pilot error caused last month’s fatal crash of an Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. freighter in Houston. (WSJ)
A large fire that broke out Sunday at a petrochemical storage facility near Houston continued to spread Monday morning. (WSJ)
Ford Motor Co. will cut more than 5,000 jobs in Germany and an undetermined number of employees in the U.K. (WSJ)
The State Department backs a plan to allow the U.S. to set its own international package rates while remaining in the Universal Postal Union. (Bloomberg)
Chinese pork producer WH Group says trade battles helped push its annual profit down 4% last year. (South China Morning Post)
A tariff increase on Japan’s beef imports is due to kick in as trade talks with the U.S. are starting. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Kenya is trying to revive local cotton production that has dimmed under competition from cheap imports. (Sourcing Journal)
The U.S. Department of Transportation is forming an internal council to address new technologies like autonomous vehicles. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Shipt founder Bill Smith left the company and owner Target Corp. named longtime retail chain executive Kelly Caruso to lead the same-day delivery service. (Chain Store Age)
ExxonMobil will start selling its low-sulfur marine fuel starting in this year’s third quarter. (Splash 247)
The White House 2020 budget plan includes $268 million for port channel deepening projects at Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C. (Lloyd’s List)
Container line CMA CGM SA will run Ethiopia’s inland Mojdo Dry Port under a joint venture. (Seatrade Maritime)
Italian terminal operator Contship Italia is in talks to sell its Medcenter Container Terminal to Mediterranean Shipping Co. (The Loadstar)
DHL Express named Alberto Nobis chief executive for Europe. (Logistics Magazine)
Authorities seized 1.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipping container at Port Newark. (NPR)
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