Credit Suisse expects the U.S. economy to contract by more than a third in the second quarter. (WSJ)
The White House will buy nearly 167 million face masks from 3M over the next three months. (WSJ)
The chief executive of consumer goods supplier Reckitt Benckiser expects to see greater planning for “supply-chain resilience" after the pandemic. (WSJ)
Small retailers and direct-to-consumer manufacturers are building up logistics capabilities as consumer demand for delivery grows. (WSJ)
Fiat Chrysler and Honda Motor are extending some North American factory closures through early May. (WSJ)
Boeing is suspending production at its 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, S.C. (WSJ)
Airbus is suspending production at its Mobile, Ala., plant, where it manufactures the A320 and A220 single-aisle jets. (WSJ)
The Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to keep air traffic control towers running as workers come down with coronavirus. (WSJ)
Alaska regional passenger airline Ravn Air filed for bankruptcy protection. (WSJ)
Apple and its suppliers are producing face shields, which the company designed to pack flat and assemble in under two minutes. (WSJ)
Amazon is postponing its annual Prime Day sale from July until at least August. (Reuters)
Gap asked its asked suppliers to stop shipping orders and halt production for the fall season. (Business of Fashion)
Truckers in the U.S. and other countries face growing hurdles in completing deliveries under expanding pandemic restrictions. (Bloomberg)
Japan's ANA Holdings wants government guarantee for part of the $12 billion in credit lines the airline is seeking from public and private lenders. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Some freight forwarders are turning to Asia-Europe overland rail and truck services because of price and capacity volatility in air and ocean services. (The Loadstar)
European shippers are struggling to store imported goods that are no longer moving to retailers and are stranded at port docks. (Journal of Commerce)
A bulk carrier crew refused to offload cargo at a Bangladesh port for fear of contracting coronavirus. (Splash 247)
Japan and South Korea failed to reach an agreement to end their dispute over Seoul’s shipyard subsidies. (Lloyd’s List)
Canadian National Railway is cutting freight rail capacity amid sliding demand. (Financial Post)
Grocery chain Kroger is going ahead with plans to build a highly-automated distribution center in Dallas. (Dallas Morning News)
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