Unionized workers at a supplier to Starbucks Corp. coffee shops in the U.S. Midwest rejected a proposed contract and authorized a strike. (WSJ)
Mexico’s economic activity was flat in the second quarter amid declines in industrial output and agricultural production. (WSJ)
President Trump says the U.S. and Japan reached a trade deal in principle that would spur more U.S. farm exports to Japan. (WSJ)
U.S. corn and soybean production will fall more sharply than forecast this year as a result of harsh weather. (WSJ)
Foreign companies are taking advantage of the tumbling value of the British pound by buying U.K.-listed companies. (WSJ)
China’s soybean imports from the United States jumped threefold in July as cargoes booked during a trade truce arrived. (Reuters)
Pakistani garment companies are trying to break into apparel supply chains dominated by Bangladesh and other Asian countries. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Tesla Inc. examined areas in Germany’s state of North Rhine-Westphalia for a new factory. (Bloomberg)
U.S. Steel Corp. will idle its tin plant in East Chicago, Ind., after Del Monte said it would shutter two canning plants in part because of high materials costs. (Northwest Indiana Times)
German industrial parts provider thyssenkrup AG will spend $79 million to upgrade its European logistics network. (Logistics Manager)
Rescue teams are scouring waters off Indonesia after a bulk cargo vessel with 25 crew members disappeared after sending a distress signal. (Splash 247)
Container line CMA CGM SA won’t use the Northern Sea Route along the Arctic Circle as an alternative shipping lane. (Maritime Executive)
Container shipping rates from Asia to North Europe ports have declined 20% this year. (The Loadstar)
Australia authorities charged Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean in connection with a cartel investigation of international car carriers. (Lloyd’s List)
Ship owner Frontline Ltd. is acquiring up to 14 large new tankers from commodity trading house Trafigura Maritime Logistics. (Shipping Watch)
LogiPoint will build a petrochemicals export hub at Jeddah Islamic Port for Aramco Chemicals Co. (Seatrade Maritime)
The chief executive of Eddie Stobart resigned and trading in shares was suspended after the U.K. trucker issued a profit warning amid accounting problems. (BBC)
Amazon scrapped plans for a massive fulfillment center in Upper Marlboro, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. (WTOP)
Amazon plans to build a fulfillment center in the Western Massachusetts town of Holyoke. (MassLive)
The Volga-Dnepr Group is restructuring management after a sharp decline in air cargo volumes. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
FedEx Corp.’s Freight trucking division is expanding its home-delivery service for bulky items. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Amazon Fresh expanded its grocery delivery service to Minneapolis, Houston and Phoenix. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Singapore-based warehouse automation company GreyOrange will work with eight supply chain operators to sell and deploy its robotics in the U.S. (Modern Materials Handling)
Food processor NORPAC Foods Inc. filed for bankruptcy and will sell most assets to the Oregon Potato Company. (Statesman Journal)
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