Record backlog of cargo ships at California ports

A large backlog of cargo ships is stuck outside two of America’s biggest ports, in the latest sign of the supply chain disruption hitting the US.

On Monday some 65 container ships were queuing outside the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which handle almost half of all cargo containers entering the country.

Before Covid, it was unusual for more than one to wait for a berth.

It’s linked to surging demand for imports as the US economy has reopened.