Coronavirus shutdowns deliver a punch to China’s economy. (WSJ)
The U.S. lifted tariffs on dozens of medical items imported from China amid the coronavirus crisis. (WSJ)
Governments world-wide are rushing to stock up on ventilators as coronavirus deaths mount. (WSJ)
Passenger airlines are reeling as travel restrictions prompt capacity cuts of up to 70% in some cases. (WSJ)
The world’s four biggest cruise lines are cutting short voyages and suspending much of their operations until April. (WSJ)
Amazon.com wants to sell Walmart and Target its cashierless store technology. (WSJ)
Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen are halting production in parts of Europe. (WSJ)
Former Cargill chief executive Whitney MacMillan, who expanded the global food giant’s reach, has died. (WSJ)
LVMH will start making disinfectant gel at French perfume and cosmetics factories. (Business of Fashion)
Boeing plans to double its sourcing from India to $2 billion annually. (Financial Express)
IKEA is selling products on Alibaba’s Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall. (Straits Times)
Dollar General’s net sales rose 8.3% last year, to $27.8 billion. (Chain Store Age)
Cargo operators are ramping up charter services as passenger flight cancellations limit airfreight capacity. (Air Cargo World)
A Saudi shipping company chartered a crude tanker at a record-breaking rate equating to $370,000 in daily earnings. (Lloyd’s List)
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey expects March container volumes to fall by 30%. (Journal of Commerce)
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is sending megaships to reposition empty containers from China to the U.S. (The Loadstar)
Wärtsilä and PSA Marine completed an autonomous tugboat trial in Singapore. (Port Technology)
Canceled conventions are weighing on special-events trucking companies. (Motor Transport)
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Bogopa Enterprises bid $75 million for six Fairway stores and a distribution center. (Progressive Grocer)
The U.K. is proposing a tax on plastic packaging that uses less than 30% recycled plastic. (Logistics Manager)
A Tennessee man who hoped to profit by stockpiling17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer donated the supplies. (New York Times)
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