Lars Jensen Begins 18-Month Africa Supply Chain Tour in 40-Year-Old Camper Van

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5

Lars Jensen has set off on an 18-month drive across Africa in his nearly 40-year-old Volkswagen camper van, aiming to examine the continent’s supply chain growth firsthand.
Africa is the focus because Jensen sees it as the world’s most promising supply-chain frontier, making the trip a ground-level study of logistics expansion across the region.
Jensen brings unusual industry weight to the journey: he is a former A.P. Moller-Maersk analyst and one of container shipping’s most widely cited commentators.
That perspective matters beyond Africa because container shipping carries about 80% of global merchandise trade, valued at roughly $26 trillion last year.