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HONG KONG — The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military, prompting some to protest.

Amazon has long been a target of worker’s rights advocates and labor unions, who say the company pushes its employees too hard in the name of getting packages to customers quickly.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service needs to replace aging trucks, and he wasn’t aware of an effort by the incoming presidential administration to cancel plans to buy EVs.

A slump in international trade, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainty created a difficult business environment for the largest transportation and logistics providers in 2023.

Demand for global air cargo traffic continues to increase amid ­e-commerce growth and ocean shipping constraints, driving prices higher as carriers and airports seek new efficiencies to maximize capacity.

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S expects the industry’s global regulator next year to approve a charge on vessels’ greenhouse gas emissions.

Key industry and government officials are urging U.S. dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports, though many facilities are bracing for a shutdown.

The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move U.S. cargo through East and Gulf Coast ports before the planned start on Oct. 1 of a dockworkers strike.

About 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships.

The U.S. Postal Service said Sept. 11 that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.