Manufacturers Take a Page From Mother Nature
Leaps forward in computing power, imaging and metal 3-D printing technology are allowing engineers like never before to develop products based on designs in nature. Big manufacturers are taking notice.
WSJ Logistics Report
Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ
Delivering up-to-the minute news, analysis, interviews and explanatory journalism on logistics, supply-chain management, e-commerce and more
Maersk Line Looking to Buy Hamburg Süd
Maersk Line, an arm of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, is looking to buy German peer Hamburg Süd, people with knowledge of the matter said.
U.S. Shipping Demand Turns Upward on Consumer Spending
Trucking, rail shipments expanded in October after a long-term slump, and analysts say e-commerce is helping drive business heading toward the holidays.
How Amazon Gets Its Holiday Hires Up to Speed in Two Days
To prepare for the flood of holiday orders just under way, Amazon.com has been using technology ranging from touch screens to robots to shrink the time it takes to train new hires at its warehouses to as little as two days.
As Gap Struggles, Its Analytical CEO Prizes Data Over Design
Art Peck has seen seven straight quarters of lower sales as the company battles to stay on top of trends; creative directors as ‘false messiahs.’
Lufthansa Pilots Union Pushes for Second Week of Strikes
Deutsche Lufthansa’s principal pilots union is escalating the battle with the German flag carrier as it seeks to disrupt flights into a second week.
Boeing Faces WTO Sanctions
The World Trade Organization as early as Monday is expected to rule that Boeing Co. has been granted illegal state subsidies for its newest long-range jetliner, according to people familiar with the finding.
U.S. Is Now a Net Exporter of Natural Gas
In November—as well as for a short period in September—the U.S. shipped out more gas than it brought in, further evidence of how the domestic oil and gas boom is reshaping the global energy business.
Hamburg Sud Owners Are Exploring Sale
The owners of Hamburg Sud, the world’s seventh-biggest container-shipping company in terms of capacity, are considering putting the business up for sale as the industry battles a prolonged slump.
STX Offshore Sale Halted
The sale of South Korea’s STX Offshore has been stopped after a Seoul bankruptcy court handling the case disqualified a bidder that hoped to buy all of the company’s assets as a package.
Latest News
-
Mobile Looms Larger With Holiday Shoppers WSJ
Americans jumped on holiday deals over the weekend, but a larger slice of their spending migrated online, often through mobile devices, highlighting the high-wire act that faces retailers tethered to stores.
-
Retailers Push Early Start to Black Friday Sales WSJ
In the battle for shoppers, traditional retailers have been moving discounts earlier in November, linking their stores and websites more closely and finding ways to capitalize on the rise in mobile shopping.
-
Uber’s ‘Not a Taxi Company’ Defense on Trial in EU WSJ
The stakes couldn’t be much higher, as the company fights being regulated as a transportation provider in the European Court of Justice, its business model effectively on trial.
-
Company Earnings Show Strength WSJ
Corporate profits continued to rebound in the third quarter alongside solid growth in the broader U.S. economy.
-
Nissan Revs Up Plans for the Connected Car WSJ
Nissan Motor said it planned to accelerate the penetration of internet-connected vehicles by offering a connection device to existing customers in Japan and India.
-
Oil Industry Anticipates Day of Reckoning WSJ
So-called peak oil demand is a mind-bending scenario that global producers such as Royal Dutch Shell and state-owned Saudi Aramco are beginning to quietly anticipate.
-
Thyssenkrupp Profit Pressured by Steel Sector Woes WSJ
Thyssenkrupp said its full-year net profit fell as the German industrial conglomerate battled a continuing malaise in the steel industry.
-
Aluminum Giant’s Armor as Thin as Foil WSJ
China Hongqiao’s remarkable success has rightly drawn suspicion from investors.
-
Deere Signals Better Performance Ahead WSJ
Deere & Co. easily topped quarterly sales and profit expectations Wednesday and anticipates declining sales of farm machinery will start to ease next year.
-
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rattles Central American Nations WSJ
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coasts of El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday afternoon prompted tsunami alerts, which have since been lifted, in both nations.
-
GE Appliance Workers Reject Contract Offer From Chinese Owner WSJ
Workers at the former appliance division of General Electric rejected a new contract this week, spurning an attempt by its new Chinese owners to cut costs at a massive factory complex in Louisville, Ky.
-
Potash Corp. Plans Job, Output Cuts WSJ
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. said it would cut 140 jobs at its Cory potash mine and curtail production at two other operations in its home province.
-
Truck Tonnage Index Slides for Second Straight Month Heavy Duty Trucking
-
Pennsylvania to Spend $300 Million to Expand Port of Philadelphia Philadelphia Inquirer
-
China Touts Its Own Trade Pact as U.S.-Backed One Withers WSJ
Nations have started to coalesce around a China-led trade group after U.S. President-elect Trump reiterated plans to withdraw from American-led trade pact.
-
Korea Line Signs Deal to Buy Some Hanjin Assets WSJ
Shipping operator Korea Line signed a $31.5 million agreement to acquire a number of assets of the bankrupt company, the collapse of which stranded billions of dollars in cargo at sea, disrupting global supply chains.
-
Airbus Says U.S. Approves More Plane Deliveries to Iran WSJ
European aircraft maker Airbus Group has received U.S. government backing for the export of more than 100 jetliners to Iran, despite a move by U.S. lawmakers to curb such transactions.
-
Developers Eye Office-to-Warehouse Conversions WSJ
Property developers wouldn’t typically consider replacing an office building with a warehouse, but in parts of New York and New Jersey, a red-hot warehouse market driven by the rise of e-commerce has upended that.
