The Senate passed an estimated $2 trillion economic stimulus bill to the House. (WSJ)
The great American job machine just ground to a halt as the pandemic puts end to a decade of employment increases. (WSJ)
World trade flows slumped 1.2% from December to January. (WSJ)
German automaker BMW will shut its Spartanburg, S.C., plant on Sunday until at least April 12. (WSJ)
Car carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen laid off half its workers in the U..S and Mexico. (WSJ)
Target says same-store sales have jumped more than 20% in March but that demand for high-margin discretionary goods like apparel is declining. (WSJ)
Nike’s business has rebounded in China, and the sportswear giant offset much of its lost retail sales with online orders. (WSJ)
U.K. logistics operator Wincanton is seeing record demand from retail distribution. (Dow Jones)
Vietnam is suspending rice exports to ensure domestic supplies. (Straits Times)
3M doubled N95 mask production in two months under its surge manufacturing capacity strategy. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Cotton prices are diving as demand for apparel wilts and manufacturers close factories. (Sourcing Journal)
Chinese oil and natural gas producer CNOOC is slashing its spending and production outlook. (South China Morning Post)
British transport industry groups are demanding that adequate hygiene facilities be made available to all drivers and warehouse workers. (Motor Transport)
Deutsche Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines both loaded aircraft passenger cabins with cargo on recent relief flights with medical equipment. (Air Cargo News)
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes shipping season opened. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Container lines are canceling more Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific sailings as coronavirus lockdowns spread. (The Loadstar)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines expects to book $146 million in extraordinary losses as the coronavirus impact hits its bulk and container businesses. (Lloyd’s List)
Denmark-based Nordic Shipholding is negotiating a merger with a tanker shipping company. (ShippingWatch)
Supply-chain tracking provider FourKites bought the yard-management technology of TrackX Holdings. (Logistics Management)
A survey of corporate supply-chain managers found 12% use artificial intelligence. (Supply Chain Digital)
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