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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