U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in December at the slowest pace in nearly a year. (WSJ)
U.S. workers quit their jobs at a record pace in November while job openings remained high. (WSJ)
OPEC and a coalition of Russia-led group of oil producers agreed to step up their crude production in February. (WSJ)
Ford doubled its target for production of its electric version of the F-150 pickup truck to 150,000 a year. (WSJ)
Electric parcel-van manufacturer Workhorse Group named a new finance chief as it grapples with financial losses and federal investigations into its business. (WSJ)
The U.S. prevailed over Canada in a long-running dispute over Canadian policies aimed at shielding its dairy industry from American competition. (WSJ)
Indonesia is threatening to revoke export permits for coal producers that don’t meet domestic supply requirements. (S&P Global Platts)
Americans are finding it harder to sell used goods as more consumers pile into the secondhand market. (Yahoo Finance)
Georgia’s Port of Savannah has trimmed the number of waiting container ships to five from earlier backlogs as high as 30 vessels. (Journal of Commerce)
Charter rates for liquefied natural gas carriers have tumbled up to 40% on falling gas prices. (Lloyd’s List)
China’s shipbuilders overtook South Korea in orders in 2021 based on tonnage of vessel capacity. (Marine Executive)
DP World and Senegal’s government began construction of a container port near the Port of Dakar. (Port Technology)
Cargo volume at the Port of Duluth-Superior was up 30% last year through November after falling to the lowest level in 83 years in 2021. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Truckload carrier Schneider National acquired regional dedicated transport operator Midwest Logistics Systems for $263 million. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Germany’s Delivery Hero is buying a controlling stake in Spanish delivery startup Glovo. (TechCrunch)
Food-delivery company Deliveroo opened three delivery-only kitchens in the London area. (Logistics Manager)
Cold-storage specialist Lineage Logistics raised $1.7 billion in equity from new and existing investors. (IPE Real Assets)
Delaware-based Trinity Logistics acquired rival freight broker Team Eagle Logistics. (DC Velocity)
California almond growers say logistics problems are undercutting their efforts to reach overseas buyers. (Bakersfield Californian)
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