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Drones to Deliver Chipotle Burritos to Virginia Tech

Project Wing will use self-guided hybrids that can fly like a plane or hover like a helicopter. They will make deliveries from a Chipotle food truck to assess the accuracy of navigation systems and how people respond.

The experimental service, to begin this month and last just a few weeks, is a test by Project Wing, a unit of Alphabet Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and the Blacksburg, Va., university have agreed to participate.

Mars Inc. Commits to Removing Labor Abuse From its Supply Chain

The firm has come under pressure from Greenpeace, after the latter found out it sourced tuna from Thai Union Group for its cat food brands.

Mars Inc. has announced a plan to eliminate labor rights abuses from its supply chain, especially for tuna sourcing in Thailand, according to Undercurrent News.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Hyundai Merchant Marine to Form Mini Carrier Alliance

HMM will join the new partnership, named Mini Alliance, with three other carriers Korea Marine Transport, Sinokor Merchant Marine and Heung-A Shipping.

The alliance plans to deploy 15 vessels on four Southeast Asian routes – covering Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand from South Korean port cities – starting from end-September in an effort to reduce damage caused by Hanjin’s halted operation.

Circle K Owner to Acquire CST Brands, Including Flash Foods, for $4.4 Billion

Laval, Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard said it would pay $48.53 per share for CST, which operates more than 2,000 stores in North America, sells various food and drink products, such as Icee frozen treats, and distributes transportation fuel.

CST's retail brands include Corner Stores, Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes and Flash Foods.

Manufacturing & Processing

Ben E. Keith Foods to Acquire Kelley Foods of Alabama

Founded in 1957, Kelley Foods is headquartered in Elba, Ala., and services customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.

The distribution division will be renamed Ben E. Keith Foods – Southeast Division in the coming months, while manufacturing operations will remain Kelley Foods, a division of Ben E. Keith Foods.

Oracle to Acquire LogFire

The addition of LogFire will complement the logistics functionality of the Oracle SCM Cloud by adding cloud-based warehouse management capabilities.

Oracle is currently reviewing the existing LogFire product roadmap and will be providing guidance to customers in accordance with Oracle's standard product communication policies.

Rail & Intermodal

BNSF Launches Faster Intermodal Service Between Pacific Northwest and Texas

This new service option, the first of other new routes that will be announced and rolled out over the next year, comes just in time for the fall fruit harvest in the Pacific Northwest and will help businesses get their products to market more efficiently.

Shippers who move commodities and a wide range of consumer goods between Portland, Ore., or Seattle, Wash. and Dallas/Fort Worth (AllianceTexas) will now be able to reduce their transit times by up to two days when compared to rail transit time options currently in the marketplace.

Court Ruling Weakens Uber Driver Class Action Suit Over Contractor Status

The decision could also limit the scope of a separate class action that had involved 385,000 drivers in California and Massachusetts. Those drivers said they were employees entitled to reimbursement for expenses like gas and vehicle maintenance.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif. said agreements signed by the two former drivers who filed a proposed class action lawsuit over background checks 'clearly and unmistakably' required a private arbitrator, not a federal judge, to decide whether the claims should be kept out of court.

E-Commerce Merchant Recalls Soup Over Botulism Concerns

FDA inspection of the establishment reveals that the firm does not have valid process schedules or process documentation to ensure that these soups products have been sufficiently processed to prevent the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

Products were distributed through Internet website purchases. The products are packaged in 16-ounce glass jars with white lids and a white plastic with brown lettering safety seal.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM Seeks to Sell Neptune Orient Lines’ Port Assets, Including Two in U.S.

The terminals to be put up for sale include Dutch Harbor in Alaska and Global Gateway South in Los Angeles. NOL also operates terminals in China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand.

The terminals to be put up for sale include Dutch Harbor in Alaska and Global Gateway South in Los Angeles.

Emerging Technologies

Blockchain Technology Tested to Fight Fishing Industry Slavery

With the seafood industry notorious for human rights abuses and illegal fishing, campaigners hope the technology, piloted by a U.K.-based company Provenance, could help retailers, manufacturers and restaurants prove the origins of their fish.

Digital chain links with binary code and glowing data streams representing cybersecurity and blockchain technology

Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Judge Extends Hanjin Bankruptcy Protection, Helping Vessels Docked at U.S. Ports

The order is temporary and Hanjin will need to return to court on Friday for a final order after talks with stakeholders to try to resolve complex problems involving ports, terminal operators and retailers.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Sherwood approved a motion by the world's seventh-largest container carrier that sought to extend to the United States the protection from creditors that it has under receivership in South Korea.

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