Never mind green bonds. The latest Wall Street interest in the shipping sector is in blue bounds. Container ship leasing giant Seaspan sold nearly $1 billion such bonds earlier this year, the WSJ’s Julia-Ambra Verlaine reports, as it sought new investors by promising to fund vessels that will lower emissions and pollution at sea. The debt is the latest version of investments known as green bonds, which aim to fight climate change and spur a transition away from fossil fuels. Seaspan initially tapped asset managers for $500 million of bonds to pay for ships that reduce carbon emissions, but it attracted more interest than anticipated and increased its offering to a total of $750 million eight-year notes with an annual yield of 5.5%. Investors may have more opportunities in shipping. The sector is under pressure to slash emissions even as many carriers slow down their own efforts.

More auto makers are trying to take control of their supply chains for the batteries critical to electric-vehicle production. Toyota Motor and Jeep parent Stellantis said separately that they plan to build battery factories in the U.S., the WSJ’s Sean McLain reports, the latest in a string of big-ticket investments aimed at resetting automotive supply chains to meet new technology demands. Toyota’s $3.4 billion investment in U.S. battery production through 2030 is part of a $13.5 billion spending strategy to build battery factories around the world. Stellantis is teaming up with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution to make lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. The announcements highlight the two strategies car makers are undertaking, with some building batteries in-house while others striking deals with suppliers. The scale of the investments signals that car makers see batteries as nearly as significant as core assembly operations in the move toward electric vehicles.

Foxconn Technology Group’s ambitions in the automotive sector are starting to rival its attention to electronics business. The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer displayed three electric-vehicle models that it plans to build, the WSJ’s Stephanie Yang and Yang Jie report, marking one of the iPhone assembler’s most aggressive forays yet into the EV industry. The prototypes are the first cars that Foxconn has designed, together with Taiwan’s Yulon Motor. Foxconn says it won’t sell them as Foxconn-branded vehicles but will offer the basic vehicle structure and build the cars, to be sold under other car brands. The plan is a sign of the changes that technology is triggering across the auto business, with tech-focused suppliers like semiconductor manufacturers claiming prominent roles. It could prove big business for Foxconn, which told Nikkei Asia that it expects its auto manufacturing to be a nearly $36 billion business in five years.

Industrial production in the U.S. fell 1.3% in September on automotive supply-chain constraints. (WSJ)

Amazon is aiming to hire 150,000 seasonal workers in the U.S. (WSJ)

Foreign investment by businesses around the world surged in the first six months of this year even as fresh backing for manufacturing fell. (WSJ)

Toy makers are increasing their orders of smaller toys rather than larger products to get more out of limited container shipping space. (CNN)

China’s Alibaba plans to launch its own server semiconductor based on technology from a British firm. (Caixin Global)

Container ship charter rates have increased more than 400% this year. (Lloyd’s List)

Alibaba has taken a stake in new regional liner operator Transfar Shipping. (The Loadstar)

Prices for large dry-bulk ships have turned sharply downward. (TradeWinds)

Banking signatories to the Poseidon Principles are working to toughen their targets for reducing shipping’s carbon emissions. (ShippingWatch)

A benchmark price for very low sulfur maritime fuel has more than tripled since April to a record level. (Ship & Bunker)

President Biden is nominating Virginia government official Ann Phillips as head of the Maritime Administration. (Splash 247)

Barbara Melvin will take over as chief executive of the South Carolina Ports Authority when Jim Newsome retires next June. (Journal of Commerce)

Salvors removed the last part of the sunken ro-ro Golden Ray vessel from the waters off the Georgia coast. (Maritime Executive)

China’s JD Logistics is shopping for aircraft to build a fleet of at least 100 freighters by 2030. (Bloomberg)

Hong Kong International Airport’s main cargo handler is cutting back some operations after a worker tested positive for Covid-19. (Supply Chain Dive)

Industrial components supplier Fastenal says its average transit time for deliveries from port to destination reached a company record 58 days in August. (Industrial Distribution)

Cummins will start selling a natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks in North America. (Heavy Duty Trucking)

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