‘Containergeddon’: Supply Crisis Drives Walmart and Rivals to Hire Their Own Ships

The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, Calif., on Sept. 29, 2021. Mike Blake/Reuters

LOS ANGELES—The Flying Buttress once glided across the oceans carrying vital commodities like grain to all corners of the world.

Now it bears a different treasure: Paw Patrol Movie Towers, Batmobile Transformers, and Baby Alive Lulu Achoo dolls.