Middle East war stalls Asia’s used-car shipments, traders hit

SEOUL/YOKOHAMA: The war in the Middle East is disrupting Asia's used-car trade, leaving shipments stranded, delaying deliveries, and forcing exporters into costly workarounds. For Japan-based trader Umar Ali Hyder Ali, the impact was immediate. Days after the conflict began, a shipment of more than 500 vehicles that he had sent to Sri Lanka was stuck at sea due to congestion at the destination port, caused by di