A bipartisan group of senators agreed to a framework for an infrastructure package and it to present the plan to President Biden today. (WSJ)
OPEC and its allies are considering boosting the group’s collective output by some 500,000 barrels a day when they meet next week. (WSJ)
Existing-home sales in the U.S. fell for the fourth straight month on continuing inventory constraints. (MarketWatch)
Trucking fleets won't face enforcement of California's gig-economy law until the Supreme Court decides whether to take up a case challenging its application to freight carriers. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Online pet-products retailer Chewy expects to open a second highly-automated fulfillment center this summer and another next year. (WSJ)
Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng plans an initial public stock offering in Hong Kong. (WSJ)
Southwest Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gary Kelly will step down as CEO early next year. (WSJ)
U.S. authorities have seized unauthorized versions of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir at airports destined for distribution in Mexico. (WSJ)
A draft European Union plan to reduce shipping emissions would promote liquefied natural gas as an alternative to traditional bunker fuel. (The Guardian)
The heavily congested Yantian port in Shenzhen, China, was set to resume full operations today. (Seatrade Maritime)
Orders for new dry-bulk ships are up 82% over last year and 53% ahead of 2019. (Lloyd’s List)
Germany’s MPC Container Ships acquired Songa Container and its 11 feeder vessels. (Splash 247)
North Atlantic container line Eimskip reached a settlement with Icelandic authorities over a collusion investigation into its relationship with competitor Samskip. (Maritime Executive)
Seaspan added two mid-size container ships to the 35 vessels the ship-leasing company has on order. (TradeWinds)
The Port of Liverpool will increase container handling capacity until at least Christmas to meet demand growth and clear a backlog caused by a recent IT outage. (Port Technology)
Private equity-backed software firm ASG acquired digital freight management platform Trucker Tools. (DC Velocity)
Chinese online grocery platforms Missfresh and Dingdong Maicai scaled back their expected returns from public stock offerings in the U.S. (South China Morning Post)
Qatar Airways is “hungry for more freighters” from both Boeing and Airbus. (Air Cargo News)
Target plans to make all its private-label products sustainable by 2040, with all plastic packaging for such items sustainable by 2025. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lego has successfully made a prototype of its toy bricks from recycled drinks bottles. (Financial Times)
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