U.S. worker filings for initial unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since late April. (WSJ)
Financially-troubled Lordstown Motors says its vehicle-purchase agreements with fleet management companies aren’t binding orders. (WSJ)
Same store sales at grocery chain Kroger fell 4.1% last quarter but were up 10.9% over the same period in 2019. (WSJ)
Top agricultural traders say the commodities sector is at the start of a “mini-supercycle” marked by high prices for several years. (Financial Times)
Shipping lines are canceling growing numbers of sailings through major southern China ports as the backlog of ships offshore is starting to slip. (Lloyd’s List)
Growing numbers of container carriers are diverting ships from heavily-congested gateways in Europe. (The Loadstar)
Container exports from major Chinese ports fell 1.6% in early June. (Seatrade Maritime)
The burned and sunken X-Press Pearl appears to be leaking oil and its owners say they may not be able to salvage the container ship for several months. (Port Technology)
Fleet-management technology company KeepTruckin’ raised $190 million in a funding round valuing the fleet-management technology company at $2.3 billion. (Bloomberg)
Electric-truck maker Workhorse is suing the U.S. Postal Service to halt a $6 billion contract for delivery trucks to Oshkosh Defense. (Washington Post)
The TradeLens shipping visibility platform launched by Maersk Line and IBM expanded into China. (DC Velocity)
Amazon is building a multi-story distribution center near Honolulu Harbor that will be its first in Hawaii. (Business Journals)
Hong Kong Airlines will ground most of its fleet and fly only eight A330 jets for cargo and limited passenger service as it goes into “critical survival mode.” (Air Cargo News)
The London NHS Trust health care service will work with Ceva Logistics and other companies on a riverboat delivery operation. (Motor Transport)
About 72% of logistics executives in a survey said the pandemic has had a major impact on their supply chains. (Logistics Management)
Some shippers are reporting that pallets are in short supply. (WVTF)
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