New applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose above their prepandemic average for the first time since January. (WSJ)
The European Central Bank plans to raise interest rates next month for the first time in more than a decade. (WSJ)
A fire at a natural-gas terminal in Texas will idle the facility for at least three weeks and reduce overseas shipments this summer. (WSJ)
U.S. regulators escalated an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot after identifying new crashes that occurred with first-responder vehicles at emergency scenes. (WSJ)
A truck drivers’ strike in South Korea is starting to hinder factory production in the country. (Reuters)
There is growing pressure within companies and from Western governments to spread out manufacturing beyond China. (The Guardian)
Gap plans to increase its apparel sourcing from Central America by about $50 million annually over the next three years. (Just Style)
Hapag-Lloyd will pay $2 million to settle Federal Maritime Commission charges that the shipping line imposed unfair penalty fees on shippers. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Japan’s Imbari Shipbuilding is set to strike a deal to build four new container ships for a record price of up to $260 million each. (TradeWinds)
Fresh Del Monte says its use of “non-traditional” ports has helped the supplier avoid congestion. (Supply Chain Dive)
Debt-laden Garuda Indonesia plans to issue $800 million in bonds in its effort to avoid bankruptcy. (Nikkei Asia)
Made4Net acquired fellow warehouse management software firm Zethcon. (DC Velocity)
Gartner named the University of Arkansas undergraduate supply-chain management program as the best in the U.S. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
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