Biggest US retailers charter private cargo ships to sail around port delays
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6 min read . Updated: 10 Oct 2021, 06:14 PM IST - Home Depot, Costco and Walmart resort to private charters in push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers
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Premium 6 min read . Updated: 10 Oct 2021, 06:14 PM IST Global supply-chain delays are so severe that some of the biggest U.S. retailers have resorted to an extreme—and expensive—tactic to try to stock shelves this holiday season: They are chartering their own cargo ships to import goods.
