The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey named interim ports director Sam Ruda as permanent chief of the department. (WSJ)
German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud relating to emissions cheating. (WSJ)
Contract drug manufacturer Catalent Inc. will acquire Paragon Bioservices Inc. for $1.2 billion in cash. (WSJ)
Industrial automation firm ABB Group is investing $150 million in a robotics factory in Shanghai. (South China Morning Post)
Singapore’s manufacturing sector contracted in the first quarter for the first time in three years. (Straits Times)
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk blames capacity limitations at battery supplier Panasonic for Model 3 production delays. (Bloomberg)
A report says Mexico’s cotton production is reaching its highest level in 40 years. (Sourcing Journal)
Workers at four Amazon logistics centers in Germany went on strike, extending a campaign for better pay and conditions. (Reuters)
Italian operator PB Tankers denies U.S. accusations that its vessels violated sanctions involving Venezuela-Cuba oil trade. (Lloyd’s List)
South Korean regional container lines Sinokor Merchant Marine and Heung-A Shipping are merging. (The Loadstar)
Danish authorities are testing a drone to monitor sulfur-emissions levels of ships. (Shipping Watch)
Pacific International Lines added container service between Vietnam and Oakland. (American Shipper)
DAT Solutions LLC expects the U.S. domestic freight market to continue growing at least through 2020. (DC Velocity)
Trucking company Celadon Group Inc. sold its brokerage and logistics assets to TA Services. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
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