The European Union’s drug agency cleared the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, and distribution could begin next week. (WSJ)
U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against an alleged Libyan bombmaker, reopening a case over the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie bombing. (WSJ)
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings stepped up its internal auditing processes amid growing technology and fraud risks. (WSJ)
U.S. drugstores and groceries are racing to hire thousands of pharmacists and technicians to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the masses. (WSJ)
Royal Dutch Shell is writing down the value of its assets by up to $4.5 billion and warning of poor earnings for the fourth quarter. (WSJ)
Diamondback Energy is buying West Texas shale patch rival QEP Resources. (WSJ)
U.S. corn exports are soaring and sales of product that haven’t yet shipped are more than triple the year-ago level. (S&P Platts)
Two members of the Federal Maritime Commission say refusal by container lines to carry export shipments may violate U.S. law. (Supply Chain Dive)
Greece-based ship owner Capital Maritime ordered four container ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries, with options for two more. (Lloyd’s List)
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industry has signed new orders for several crude and gas carriers. (Splash 247}
Scorpio Bulkers plans to exit dry-bulk shipping next year and take up to a $500 million writedown as it transitions to the offshore wind sector. (Bunkerspot)
Dry bulk carrier Eagle Bulk plans to raise around $25 million for new vessel purchases. (ShippingWatch)
Documents ahead of a potential public stock offering show British delivery firm Deliveroo lost $427 million in 2019. (Financial Times)
German aircraft modification firm Elbe Flugzeugwerke began work on the first A321 freighter conversion in China. (Air Cargo News)
AIT Worldwide Logistics is acquiring Germany-based Fiege Forwarding. (American Shipper)
Home Depot opened a 675,600-square-foot distribution center outside Atlanta. (DC Velocity)
Amazon plans to build a 900,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Lafayette, La. (Acadiana Advocate)
Ryder System will work with a Girl Scouts group in Florida to award a patch for supply-chain management involved in cookie distribution. (The Trucker)
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