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Walmart and other large retailers charter own cargo ships

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Walmart is among large retailers that are chartering their own cargo ships to import goods.

The retailers are seeking to bypass port delays and other issues that are causing a slowdown in product flow between Asia and North America.

Costco and Target are among the companies chartering smaller ships so they can reroute cargo to less-congested docks.

Read more from The Wall Street Journal.

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