New-home sales in the U.S. rose 1% in July after three straight months of declines. (MarketWatch)
Vice President Kamala Harris in a visit to Singapore stressed the need for international cooperation to ease global supply-chain constraints. (WSJ)
Urban Outfitters will launch a marketplace for secondhand goods, seeking to keep its customers from turning to online resellers. (WSJ)
Car-parts supplier Bosch says established automotive supply chains no longer work under today’s manufacturing and logistics hurdles. (CNBC)
Toyota will raise the price of steel it sells to its suppliers by the steepest rate in more than a decade. (Nikkei Asia)
Severe cargo backlogs are developing at Shanghai’s Pudong airport since a coronavirus outbreak triggered flight diversions. (South China Morning Post)
Container shipping executives say capacity is likely to fall well short of demand in the coming years. (Financial Times)
Nearly 6% of the world’s dry-bulk fleet is idled at anchor off China’s coast because of severe port congestion. (Lloyd’s List)
The Panama Canal will suspend transits from Aug. 29 to Sept. 10 for maintenance on a lock. (ShippingWatch)
Some exporters of low-price wines are using bulk containers instead of bottles for shipping to limit rising transport costs. (Journal of Commerce)
Morgan Stanley expects strong demand and pricing in the U.S. truckload market to continue through the end of the year. (Supply Chain Dive)
Li & Fung-affiliated LFX is launching a supply-chain finance company called Air8. (Sourcing Journal)
McDonald’s dropped milkshakes from its menus in the U.K. because of what it called “supply chain issues.” (The Guardian)
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