The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell in November for the first time since mid-2021. (WSJ)
The number of U.S. shoppers choosing physical stores over the Thanksgiving weekend surged 17% from a year ago. (WSJ)
Florida developers are holding back projects because of skyrocketing insurance costs. (WSJ)
China’s auto manufacturing sector is being whipsawed by the country’s ongoing Covid lockdowns. (South China Morning Post)
Honda suspended operations at three automotive plants in Wuhan, China. (Nikkei Asia)
South Korea ordered about 2,500 striking truckers in the cement industry to return to work. (Reuters)
Germany struck a 15-year agreement with Qatar for liquefied natural gas supplies. (Splash 247)
Competition among truck freight brokers is increasingly focused on load-matching technology. (Bloomberg)
Missouri-based Orange EV is adding a manufacturing site in Kansas to expand its production of truck-terminal vehicles. (Transport Dive)
Locus Robotics raised $117 million in a Series F funding round that values the warehouse automation business at nearly $2 billion. (TechCrunch)
Values of older tankers have surged this year ahead of Europe’s embargo on Russian oil. (TradeWinds)
U.S. regulators approved a plan for East Coast seaports to operate a shared pool of truck chassis. (DC Velocity)
New ocean carriers Kalypso and Ellerman are launching trans-Atlantic container services. (Journal of Commerce)
A survey shows most U.S. consumers would abandon a retailer that delivers orders late or gets them wrong. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
Foot Locker opened a 465,000-square-foot distribution center in Reno, Nev., to speed deliveries to West Coast stores. (Supply Chain Dive)
The Tata Group will merge Air India with Singapore Airlines regional carrier Vistara. (Mint)
Cathay Pacific is in talks to add freighters to its fleet. (Air Cargo News)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in central Tokyo for the last six months. (Financial Times)
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