Covid-19 container losses could cost shipping $1.9bnBlank sailings could cost the shipping industry $1.9 billion as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to erode supply chain volumes, especially outbound goods from China.Call for Home Affairs to change legislation for foreign driversLast year’s xenophobic violence, which brought the trucking industry to its knees, could see a change in legislation governing work permits for foreign drivers.Trade news today – export losses, job losses, share price dives, FDI dipping, JSE bleedingFishing company Irvin & Johnson (I&J) has caught the bug, so to speak, and it’s affecting its balance sheet.Logistics major sells major part of its UK contract logistics portfolioLogistics major Kuehne + Nagel has entered into an agreement to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics.SA warns of consequences of non-compliance with wood packaging regulationsThe Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has called on exporters, importers and any international traders who use wood packaging material to comply with safety regulations.