Republican Senate leaders set up a vote for this week that would undo the White House deal to revive Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE Corp. (WSJ)
Speculative fever for electric-car metals is pushing prices for nickel to near four-year highs. (WSJ)
The United Nations is trying to head off an expected United Arab Emirates assault on Yemen’s most important port in the coming days. (WSJ)
A new report says U.S. safety oversight of drones is overly strict and choking off commercial development. (WSJ)
A measure of capital investment in Japan hit its highest level in nearly a decade as companies scramble to plug a labor gap with automation. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Alphabet Inc.’s Google struck a deal with Carrefour SA to sell groceries online in France. (Bloomberg)
Mars Inc. is sending a team to Madagascar to join other candy producers in seeking shore up troubled vanilla supplies. (Logistics Manager)
The head of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says container lines are “all going to go bust” under new low-sulfur fuel rules. (The Loadstar)
Mediterranean Shipping Co. Chief Executive Diego Aponte wants to lower ship speeds while adding more vessels to its overhauled container ship operations. (Lloyd’s List)
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC named Jacob Stausholm, formerly chief financial officer at A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, as its new financial chief. (Reuters)
Seaspan Corp. Chief Executive Bing Chen wants to use new investment to lead consolidation in the container-ship charter field. (Shipping Watch)
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark acquired the assets of bankrupt Alabama-based Horizon Shipbuilding. (MarineLink)
U.S. intermodal rail traffic grew 6.6% in May to the highest level since last October. (Logistics Management)
U.S. manufacturing technology orders expanded 22.2% in the first four months of 2018. (Industrial Distribution)
Domino’s Pizza is offering to repair potholes in various U.S. cities to help smooth deliveries to homes. (Yahoo Finance)
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