Tailwind, Lidl‘s shipping company, is having five new container ships built, an investment of more than half a billion euros. The retailer aims to increase flexibility in its supply chain.
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Schwarz Group, Lidl’s parent company, has ordered five new container ships from Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International. It would involve a total investment of some €520 million. The ships, which can carry 8,400 standard containers each, will be used from 2027 on routes from three Chinese ports to Koper (Slovenia), Barcelona, and Moerdijk near Rotterdam. German Handelsblatt reports.
