Americans’ inflation-adjusted income fell in 2022 for the third straight year. (WSJ)
The United Auto Workers union is bending on its pay-increase demands as the deadline for a potential strike against Detroit automakers nears. (WSJ)
United Parcel Service says its new labor contract will raise costs at a compound annual cost of 3.3% over five years. (Dow Jones Newswires)
The U.S. projects the country’s 2023 corn crop will be second-largest on record. (WSJ)
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says the retailer is “feeling pretty good” about American consumers. (Barron’s)
Mediterranean Shipping is bidding to buy a nearly 50% stake in German container terminal operator Hamburg Hafen und Logistik. (Reuters)
A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling dollar-denominated bonds to finance or refinance its green assets. (Bloomberg)
A U.S. judge accepted Yang Ming’s settlement with an importer over the Taiwanese container line’s alleged failure to honor capacity commitments in 2021. (Journal of Commerce)
The dark fleet of tankers hauling Russian oil has soared to 530 vessels, most of which have no insurance. (Lloyd's List)
Japan’s MOL Chemical Tankers is buying chemical carrier Fairfield-Maxwell and its 36 vessels. (ShippingWatch)
Logistics software provider Logility acquired Belgium-based artificial intelligence-focused demand forecasting business Garvis. (Logistics Management)
Estée Lauder named Quentin Roach as the cosmetic giant’s chief procurement officer. (Supply Chain Dive)
European online fashion retailer Zalando named former H&M supply chain executive Pascal Brun as vice president of sustainability, diversity and inclusion. (Retail Gazette)
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