Industrial production in China rose 35.1% in January and February compared to the same coronavirus-battered period last year. (WSJ)
Several Chinese-owned garment factories in Myanmar were set ablaze during deadly clashes between security forces and protestors. (WSJ)
The U.S., Japan and Australia pledged more than $200 million to help Indian pharmaceutical companies boost Covid-19 vaccine production capacity. (WSJ)
BioNTech is working with Novartis, Merck and other drugmakers to make two billion doses of vaccine this year. (WSJ)
A new outbreak of African swine fever is straining China’s efforts to rebuild its herds. (WSJ)
Airlines executives say travel demand is picking up as airports report their busiest days since March 2020. (WSJ)
Greensill Capital obscured its riskier loans behind a safe but barely profitable supply-chain finance business, internal documents and interviews show. (WSJ)
Texas power retailer Griddy Energy sought chapter 11 protection in the third bankruptcy tied to last month’s cold freeze. (WSJ)
Oil-and-gas operator HighPoint Resources filed for bankruptcy ahead of a planned merger with Bonanza Creek Energy. (WSJ)
Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten plans to raise $2.2 billion by selling stakes to Japan Post, Tencent and Walmart. (Reuters)
South Korean internet giant Naver is in talks with retailer Emart on a partnership aimed at countering the rise of e-commerce company Coupang. (Nikkei Asia)
E-commerce provider Radial appointed former Centric Brands and L Brands executive Laura Ritchey its Chief Operating Officer. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Gen Z-focused retailer Tilly’s said bottlenecks at Southern California ports are affecting nearly 20% of planned retail inventory receipts. (Sourcing Journal)
An analysis suggests ocean carriers rejected at least $1.3 billion in potential U.S. agricultural exports between July and December. (CNBC)
Bunker demand at key marine fuel hubs fell 6.3% in 2020. (Ship and Bunker)
Cleaves Securities says fuel-efficient or scrubber-fitted very large crude carriers have escaped negative earnings in a tough tanker market. (Lloyds List)
An industry group says the number of trucks leaving the U.K. empty after delivery has doubled because of post-Brexit customs difficulties. (Motor Transport)
Tesla appointed Jerome Guillen, its president of automotive, to a new role as president of its heavy trucking division. (Electrek)
A trucking industry study says rising e-commerce demand is fueling competition for long-haul drivers from local and short-haul businesses. (Journal of Commerce)
Interact Analysis projects the world’s stock of warehouses will grow by 20% to 180,000 by 2025. (DC Velocity)
Amazon is expanding a program that uses online game principles for warehouse tasks to increase fulfillment-worker efficiency. (The Information)
Canadian health officials told all employees at an Amazon fulfillment center outside Toronto to “self-isolate” for two weeks after Covid-19 infection surged at the facility. (CBC)
Canadian grain shippers want railroads to expand capacity because service falls “far short” of demand. (Progressive Railroading)
Spanish police seized a “narco sub” submersible vessel designed to smuggle up to 2,000 kilograms of drugs in a raid on a warehouse in Malaga. (CNN)
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