Bob Biesterfeld knows the depths of the global supply chain crisis first-hand – he has hauliers still unloading Halloween costumes from containers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex.
For the boss of CH Robinson, North America’s largest freight broker, the delayed shipments of vampire, ghost and witch outfits provides the perfect illustration of the turmoil in ocean shipping for the past 18 months. About 90 per cent of world trade moves by sea, and these logistical woes have tormented businesses across the globe from Argentine winemakers to Sri Lankan clothing producers.
