U.S. industrial production rebounded in August, growing 0.6% from the previous month. (WSJ)
The U.S and Japan are set to enter a limited agreement that would lower some tariffs and set terms of digital trade. (WSJ)
Federal regulators shifted more food-safety responsibilities from government inspectors to workers in pork plants, allowing meatpackers to speed up processing. (WSJ)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross still holds an interest in a shipping fund he had promised to divest. (Forbes)
Japanese and South Korean automobile and parts makers are stockpiling items in case trade restrictions between the countries reach the sector. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Amazon has started hiring its own last-mile delivery drivers in Germany and plans to open 11 more distribution in the country. (Reuters)
Amazon-owned PillPack says pharmacists are ignoring requests to transfer customer prescriptions to the service. (Bloomberg)
Amazon opened an 855,000-square-foot distribution center in Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Observer)
Less-than-truckload carriers A. Duie Pyle and Oak Harbor Freight Line will cooperate on transcontinental shipping. (Logistics Management)
Falling Rhine river water levels are again affecting shipping on the European freight corridor. (Lloyd’s List)
Sergey Frank will step down as chief executive at Russian state-owned shipowner Sovcomflot. (Splash 247)
China’s SF Airlines launched its first freighter flight to Europe. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Startup OpenSC won $4 million in seed-round funding to develop its blockchain tools for ethical supply chains. (Sourcing Journal)
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