China’s manufacturing sector remained in contraction for a second consecutive month in June. (WSJ)
A measure of core consumer inflation in the U.S. rose in May at the slowest pace since 2021. (WSJ)
Canada’s economic growth slowed at the start of the second quarter. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Prosecutors plan to ask Boeing to plead guilty to deceiving regulators about a crucial aspect of the 737 MAX planes implicated in two disastrous crashes. (WSJ)
Nike warned that its sales would fall this year after footwear sales in North America declined 6% last quarter. (WSJ)
Milwaukee Tool faces a lawsuit from a former Chinese prisoner who alleges he was forced to make work gloves for a supplier to the power tool company. (WSJ)
Canada’s WestJet Airlines canceled hundreds of flights after a union representing maintenance engineers went on strike. (WSJ)
Big American brands are placing bets on an Indian manufacturing sector that has high potential but major risks. (New York Times)
U.S. farmers are increasingly deploying driverless tractors and other tech tools to make growing more efficient. (Bloomberg)
A contraction in South Korea’s once-booming food delivery market has providers fighting a price war. (Nikkei Asia)
Bimco says a record number of containerships with combined capacity for 2.8 million 20-foot containers will enter the shipping market this year. (ShippingWatch)
The global fleet of vessels in the red-hot car carrier market is on pace to grow by about 40% in comimg years. (Splash 247)
U.S. maritime regulators are investigating whether ocean carriers violated rules allowing shippers and truckers to choose their own chassis. (The Loadstar)
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will spend a combined $25 million to develop charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty trucks. (Journal of Commerce)
Walmart will start using hydrogen-powered electric trucks from Nikola in Ontario, Canada. (Supply Chain Brain)
U.S. regulators ordered three San Diego-area logistics operators to pay $840,000 for underpaying workers at facilities near the border with Mexico. (Times of San Diego)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug won’t affect drug screening rules for truckers. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Wellington Group acquired fellow Canadian trucking business Contract Express. (Trucking Dive)
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