Regional parcel carrier LaserShip named top Home Depot supply chain executive Mark Holifield as CEO and the retailer promoted John Deaton to replace him. (WSJ)
Business activity accelerated in some of the world’s largest economies on a pickup in the services sector. (WSJ)
Natural-gas prices have declined 16% since hitting a 13-year high earlier this month. (WSJ)
The U.S. issued more than $100 billion worth of export licenses for semiconductors and other products to suppliers of Huawei Technologies and another blacklisted Chinese tech company. (WSJ)
China is combining three state-owned rare-earths companies into a single entity. (Nikkei Asia)
Renault cut its projected output by 500,000 cars this year, more than double its previous forecast. (Reuters)
More U.S. online consumers are choosing to pick up in stores because of concerns over shipping delays. (Financial Times)
Congestion at the U.K.’s three major container ports is growing. (Lloyd’s List)
A neighborhood north of the Port of Los Angeles has been locked up by traffic jams of trucks carrying shipping containers. (CBS)
The Great Lakes Port of Duluth, Minn., upgraded facilities to handle international sea containers. (Duluth News Tribune)
Rates for dry-bulk’s largest capesize vessels fell sharply for the second straight week. (TradeWinds)
Israeli shipping line Zim bought seven smaller used container vessels in a break from its usual chartering strategy. (Splash 247)
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress swung to a $5.5 million third-quarter net loss and operating income fell despite a 13.8% gain in revenue. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Adjusted third-quarter earnings at flatbed trucker Daseke rose more than 70% as rates jumped 32.5% in its core business. (Dow Jones Newswires)
European logistics provider DFDS ordered 100 heavy-duty electric trucks. (Logistics Manager)
Cargo traffic at Cathay Pacific reached its highest level last month since the pandemic. (Air Cargo News)
Amazon opened a 350,000-square-foot factory in Westborough, Mass., that will produce the robotic equipment for its warehouses. (Boston Globe)
Orange juice prices are at the highest level in records going back 20 years. (Dow Jones Newswires)
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