Logistics

Amazon said June 30 that its carbon footprint grew 19% last year as it rushed to deliver a surge of online orders during the pandemic.

DP World is nearing an acquisition of Syncreon Holdings Ltd. in a deal that could value the U.S. supply chain services company at about $1.2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Major climate measures sought by the White House that were left on the cutting room floor during infrastructure negotiations with Republicans will be non-negotiable items as the administration sets its sights on the next legislative vehicle, a White House official said June 30.

A year ago, Ford Motor Co. dealer Rhett Ricart had a lot full of cars and hardly any customers. This year, he has a lot full of customers and hardly any cars.

The U.S. Postal Service didn’t give Workhorse Group Inc. a fair shot at a contract worth as much as $6 billion to build mail delivery vans, the maker of electric vehicles said in its challenge of the service’s decision to award the work to Oshkosh Corp.

The Biden administration should take a different approach to trade than that of its predecessor to help improve the U.S. economy, a key European Commission trade official said.

For the last nine months, ports have seen record container volumes with movement limited and more supplies needed. As a lynchpin of our supply chain, managing a port requires high-functioning information systems to predict and plan for supply and demand as well as communicating with every link in the value chain.

American agriculture is on track for one of its best years this century as soaring exports to China boost corn, soybean and wheat prices.

AutoStore is weighing an initial public offering that could value the Norwegian warehouse robotics company at more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.