U.S. airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights for 11 straight days. (WSJ)
Cushman & Wakefield says the overall vacancy rate for U.S. industrial space fell in the fourth quarter to a record low of 3.7%. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Supply-chain woes are prompting some companies to test whether the U.S. can regain some of the manufacturing output it has ceded in recent decades. (New York Times)
Regional authorities in China are trying to get truck transports connected to the Ningbo port moving despite Covid-19 lockdowns. (Lloyd’s List)
Alphaliner says Mediterranean Shipping Co. has overtaken Maersk Line as the world’s largest container line by capcity. (Bloomberg)
Seaspan completed financing for its $1.4 billion in container ship purchases. (Splash 247)
South Korea’s SM Line invested $14 million in larger rival container line HMM. (Maritime Executive)
Auto maker BMW is working with Seoul Robotics to automate the last-mile fleet logistics at its manufacturing facility in Munich. (Logistics Manager)
IKEA’s largest franchise owner says the retailer fulfilled more than half of its online orders through its stores in 2021. (Supply Chain Dive)
Walmart is expanding its InHome service delivering groceries straight into customers’ refrigerators. (CNBC)
Walmart reserved 5,000 electric delivery vans from GM subsidiary Brightdrop. (TechCrunch)
USA Truck says it intends to buy 10 Nikola electric trucks this year, with options for 90 more vehicles over the next two years. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Electric-truck maker Nikola is dropping its $2 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla. (CNN)
Truckload rates from East Coast and Gulf Coast ports to Chicago are surging. (Journal of Commerce)
Japanese air-conditioning giant Daikin Industries is rolling out refrigerated truck shipping containers that reduce fuel consumption 20%. (Nikkei Asia)
Stoughton Trailers is adding a manufacturing site in Waco, Texas, to expand its production of intermodal chassis. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
Pallet-management company 48forty Solutions is buying its sixth rival in the past year. (DC Velocity)
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