U.S. pending-home sales rose in February for the third month in a row. (MarketWatch)
The Biden administration is pushing for American businesses to invest in Africa to counter China’s reach on the continent. (WSJ)
Russia and India are in talks to expand development of the Arctic Northern Sea shipping route. (Reuters)
U.S. electricity produced from renewable energy sources surpassed coal-generated electricity last year for the first time. (Progressive Railroading)
Hong Kong-based on-demand logistics and delivery service Lalamove filed for a public stock offering in Hong Kong after dropping plans for a U.S. listing. (South China Morning Post)
Denmark’s Monjasa has lost contact with one of its product tankers after the crew reported the vessel was being boarded by pirates off the west coast of Africa. (Maritime Executive)
South Korea appointed advisors to prepare for the privatization of container line HMM. (ShippingWatch)
U.S. regulators grounded Asia Pacific Airlines, the only airline providing international cargo service to the Marshall Islands. (The Loadstar)
A federal court in Tennessee approved a $13 million settlement in a class-action suit alleging that trucker U.S. Xpress misled investors in 2018. (Transport Dive)
DHL struck an agreement with workers at a Jaguar Land Rover plant to avert a walkout at the Merseyside, U.K., site. (Motor Transport)
A second bidder for Travel Centers of America raises the prospect of a bidding war for the truck stop operator. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
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