International Trade

The cost of shipping goods from China has slumped to the lowest level in more than two years as the world economy stumbles, dimming prospects for container carriers that turned in record profits during the pandemic.

Rio Tinto Plc’s top executive is raising the alarm that the unfettered flow of Russian aluminum into the US is making North American producers less competitive.

The car industry, already grappling with a shortage of semi-conductors, is now seeing another source of supply-chain concern: a lack of ships.