The Trump administration’s tariff strategy means that retailers need to have a proactive sourcing strategy that emphasizes diversification, said a speaker at the Retail Industry Leaders Association Supply Chain Conference in Dallas.

Airlines are increasingly sending their fleets of idle passenger aircraft on freight missions. While most fly with full belly holds, cargo is finding its way into passenger seats and overhead bins, as well. A Lufthansa Airbus A330 was loaded to the gills on a recent flight from Shanghai to Frankfurt, carrying urgently needed goods, mostly for the healthcare sector.

Cargo volumes between Hong Kong and China are “gradually returning to normal” as manufacturing in the mainland starts to stabilize after weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.