Trade is bottled up around the world and part of the problem is the difficulty in getting seafarers and pilots back and forth across borders.
The WHO is trying to reduce the chaos of countries competing for coronavirus medical supplies by acting as a logistics control center.
The World Health Organization has air hubs in Doha and Addis Ababa and is pumping humanitarian resources and workers around the world in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cargo planes are in high demand these days because they are the fastest way to get vital medical equipment and supplies to health care workers trying to save the lives of those infected with the coronavirus. But inflexible regulations and bureaucrats can undermine that speed.
Carriers subcontracting with feds may have access to delivery extensions.
U.S. export licenses are required for numerous types of highly infectious diseases that are shared in the form of samples for medical research between labs around the world.
Ships recently in China considered a “hazardous condition”
Asia-Europe trade sees five sailings cancelled due to coronavirus as global shipping companies remain on lockdown for another week.
The World Health Organization’s leadership went out of its way to praise China for its handling of the deadly outbreak.
Delta, Air Canada and Lufthansa are among the international airlines reducing or suspending flights to China as the coronavirus spreads.
Aviation is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the coronavirus and trying not to think about the last time something like this happened.
