The U.S. approved Boeing’s 737 MAX jets for passenger flights again after dual crashes took 346 lives. (WSJ)
Supermarket owner Ahold Delhaize is buying a majority stake in grocery delivery company FreshDirect. (WSJ)
Trans-Atlantic discount airline Norwegian Air filed for bankruptcy protection for two of its core units. (WSJ)
BMW will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England. (Reuters)
Simon Property Group will work with retailing logistics specialist Narvar to allow customers to return online purchases at six malls during the holidays. (CNBC)
Japanese utility Tokyo Gas and trading house Marubeni will build a $2 billion liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Vietnam. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Boeing forecasts that the global freighter fleet will grow more than 60% in the next 20 years as air cargo demand doubles. (The Loadstar)
Container line Zim’s third-quarter earnings reached $144.4 million from $5 million a year ago on a 20% gain in revenue. (Journal of Commerce)
The Port of Felixstowe expects congestion at the U.K.’s largest seaport to persist into December. (Lloyd’s List)
British electric bus and van maker Arrival will list publicly in the U.S. at a valuation of $5.4 billion. (Financial Times)
DHL Express will use battery-powered Class 8 trucks in the Los Angeles area under a pilot program. (DC Velocity)
A large majority of companies in a survey say they plan to make their supply chains more resilient as a result of pandemic disruptions. (Logistics Management)
Freight rail carrier CSX says it’s winning customers from the trucking sector amid tight supply and rising truck rates. (Transport Dive)
Developers plan to place a large distribution center in Alcoa, Tenn., for an unnamed retailer in a plan dubbed “Project Pearl.”
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