New York City and Northern Virginia will host Amazon.com Inc.’s second and third headquarters, ending a more than yearlong public contest. (WSJ)
Boeing Co. withheld information about potential hazards associated with a new flight-control feature suspected as a factor in last month’s fatal Lion Air crash. (WSJ)
Oil prices notched their longest losing streak on record. (WSJ)
Honda Motor Corp. will shift planned production if a new SUV from the U.S. to China to avoid higher tariffs. (Nikkei Asian Review)
U.S. engine maker Cummins Inc. is among companies moving parts production from China to other countries to avoid tariffs. (Barrons)
Cambodia is seeing growing apparel production as companies move away from production in China. (Sourcing Journal)
Snacks maker Mondelez International Inc. wants palm oil suppliers to go 100% sustainable and act with 100% transparency in supply chains. (MarketWatch)
California-based Golden State Foods sold nine of its 27 distribution centers to The Martin Bower Co. (Industrial Distribution)
Procter & Gamble Co. redesigned the box for Tide laundry detergent to make it easier and cheaper to deliver online orders. (CNN)
Saks Fifth Avenue will close a 548,400-square-foot distribution center north of Baltimore and lay off about 150 workers. (Baltimore Sun)
Several hundred vans in the U.S. Postal Service’s aging fleet have burst into flames in recent years. (Trucks.com)
Taiwan container line Yang Ming swung to a $30 million loss in the third quarter. (The Loadstar)
Container throughput at the Port of Shanghai fell 5.6% in the first 10 months of this year. (Seatrade Maritime)
Taiwanese regional carrier Wan Hai Lines is buying 20 container ships from Japanese and Chinese builders. (Lloyd’s List)
Loaded container imports at the Port of Virginia rose 2% in October. (Virginia Business)
Temperature-controlled business Lineage Logistics Holdings Inc. acquired U.K. operator Yearsley Group Ltd. (Logistics Manager)
Freight forwarder DB Schenker and Sweden’s Einride launched what they call the first commercial use of an all-electric, autonomous truck. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Nippon Cargo Airlines is offloading its Boeing Co. 747-400 freighters to focus on the 747-8s in its fleet. (Air Cargo News)
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