The Coronavirus Report


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April 7th, 2020 - The Coronavirus Report #5

Impact on Manufacturing

  • All of Blinc's assemblers and raw material suppliers are operational,
  • Blinc currently has over 1 million finished products and over 34 million sub-components in production
  • Material testing labs still experiencing delays
  • Some delays in prototyping and in-person inspections
  • Chinese government requesting that some raw material manufacturers produce only for medical equipment

Impact on Shipping

  • Air freight costs have increased by 100% from China to Europe and the U.S., and 200% to Southeast Asia. Since most air cargo space is now taken up by medical supplies, especially after massive cuts in cargo capacity from canceled passenger flights
  • New policies like stronger testing and potential flight crew quarantines in government hospitals in China are disrupting U.S. cargo flights.

Social distancing, please stay home and stay safe, if not for yourself, do it for the planet. 

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