To fill the shelves with their stores, Lidl buy container ships. Mother House of the Distribution Mastodon, the German group Schwarz has had its own maritime company for just over three years.
Tailwind Shipping Lines, which today operates nine ships, is preparing for its fleet to grow significantly: the shipping company has made a request for five new containers to the Chinese naval manufacturer Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), informs several media, including the media, including the media, including the media, including the media, including the media, including the media, including the media, including the means The echoes AND Lebensmittel Zeitung.
These will be the first new ships bought by the maritime company of the Schwarz group, which have so far supported rented ships and used ships. According to specialized media HansaTailwind Sporting Lines has assumed an order initially for the German shipowner Peter Döhle, so the price per boat was estimated at 120 million euros. These five positions, capable of each 8,400 20 -foot containers, must enter service between 2027 and 2028. They will navigate the line between Asia and the Mediterranean.
For the distributor present in around thirty countries in Europe and the United States, the filling of its 12,000 stores requires logistics with clock. In particular, it is necessary to guarantee the arrival of the many non -food products, appliances, DIY tools, which make the success of the discount brand and a good part of them arrive from Asia.
“Take control”
“Thanks to the maritime company, LIDL can recover control of its supply chains and thus manage them more independently than before,” said a spokesman for the Echo.
The German group had chosen to create its own maritime company following the health crisis, while global maritime transport was detailed by the port congestion and marked by an outbreak of load prices, to “increase resilience” against “external factors” and “geopolitical developments”.
Having their own load loads rationalize their supply chains and reduces transport time, while limiting the dependence of large shipowners. Tailwind Shipping Lines also opened its services to other companies, especially within the Asian textile industry.
Tailwind Sidipting Lines now operates three services. The “Panda Express (PAX)” connects three Chinese ports with the Mediterranean ports in Barcelona and Koper (Slovenia), through Malaysia, while the “Dolphin Express (Dex) link” between Barcelona and Moredijk (Netherlands). The “Tiger Express Service (Tex)” circulates only in Southeast Asia, sailing between Vietnam, Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Source: BFM TV
