Ngemva kwesonto kuphume izindaba zokuthi umdondoshiya waseJalimane odayisayo uLidl, oyingxenye yeSchwarz Group, ufake uphawu lokuhweba ukuze aqale umzila omusha wokuthutha izimpahla zawo, kubikwa ukuthi inkampani isifinyelele izivumelwano zokuqasha imikhumbi emithathu futhi ithole owesine.Ngokusekelwe ezivumelwaneni zamanje zokuqashiswa kwemikhumbi, izingqapheli zilindele ukuthi i-Lidl izokwethula imisebenzi ye-Tailwind Shipping Lines phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo.

Umsebenzisi wama-hypermarkets eYurophu uyingxenye yomthengisi wesihlanu ngobukhulu emhlabeni futhi kubikwa ukuthi ufuna ukungaguquguquki okukhulu nokuvumelana nezimo ekuphatheni izingxenye ze-supply chain.Imibiko evela kwabezindaba yaseJalimane iphakamisa ukuthi i-Lidl izosebenzisa imikhumbi yayo eceleni kwezinkampani ezinkulu zemikhumbi futhi izoqhubeka nokusebenza nabathwali ngengxenye yezidingo zayo zokuhamba.U-Lidl ukuqinisekisile ukuthi esikhathini esizayo uhlela ukuhambisa ingxenye yevolumu yayo, okubikwa ukuthi isukela phakathi kuka-400 no-500 TEU ngesonto, emikhunjini yayo.

Umthengisi kubikwa ukuthi ngokusho kwe-consultant u-Alphaliner uqashe ama-container amathathu amancane iminyaka emibili futhi uzothenga umkhumbi wesine ngokuphelele.Bahlonza imikhumbi eqashwayo evela kuPeter Dohle Schiffahrt waseHamburg ongumnikazi nophethe ama-containership.U-Lidl uqasha imikhumbi yodade i-Wiking ne-Jadrana ngokusho kwe-Alphaliner.Yomibili imikhumbi yakhiwa eShayina futhi yalethwa ngo-2014 no-2016. Ngamunye unomthamo wokuthwala wamabhokisi angu-4,957 20-foot noma amabhokisi angu-2,430 40-foot kuhlanganise nama-reefer plugs eziqukathi ezingu-600.Umkhumbi ngamunye ukala amafidi angama-836 ubude futhi ungama-58,000 dwt.

U-Peter Dohle kubikwa ukuthi uhlela ukuthi uLidl athenge umkhumbi wesithathu i-Talassia, owakhiwa e-China futhi wethulwa ngo-2005. Umkhumbi we-dwt ongu-68,288 ungathwala amabhokisi angama-5,527 20-foot futhi unamapulagi angu-500 reefer.Ibingekho imininingwane ngenani elikhokhelwa umkhumbi.

UMichael Vinnen, umphathi kwa-FA Vinnen & Co. uqinisekise imibiko yabezindaba ethi inkampani yakhe iqashe i-51,000 dwt Merkur Ocean eya eTailwind.Ku-akhawunti yakhe ye-LinkedIn, uyabhala, "Sikubheke ngabomvu ukusebenza ne-Tailwind Shipping Lines futhi siyaziqhenya ngokuthi bakhethe umkhumbi wethu.Ngakho-ke ungakhohlwa ukuthenga ezimakethe zaseLidl ukuze ugcine umkhumbi wethu ugcwele.”I-Merkur Ocean inamandla angu-3,868 TEU okuhlanganisa namapulagi angama-reefer angu-500.

U-Lidl wenqabile ukunikeza imininingwane ngezinhlelo zakhe zokuthutha kodwa u-Alphaliner uqagela ukuthi imikhumbi izosebenza phakathi kwe-Asia ne-Europe.Le nkampani inezitolo ezingaphezu kuka-11,000 ezibika ukuthi iyasebenza emazweni angama-32, okuhlanganisa nokungena empumalanga ye-United States eminyakeni embalwa edlule.Baqagela ukuthi umkhumbi wokuqala uzoqala kuleli hlobo.

Iphephandaba laseJalimane i-Handelsblatt liqokomisa ukuthi i-Lidl akuyona inkampani yokuqala yaseJalimane ukufuna ukulawula okunamandla phezu kokuthunyelwa kwayo.Ngokusho kwezinkampani zeHandelsblatt okubalwa kuzo i-Esprit, Christ, Mango, Home 24, kanye neSwiss Coop babambisane besebenzisa iqembu le-Xstaff ukuphatha ezokuthutha.Le nkampani kubikwa ukuthi yenze ama-charter amaningi ohambo ngomkhumbi obizwa nge-Laila, umkhumbi we-TEU ongu-2,700 osetshenziswa yi-CUlines.Kodwa-ke, uLidl ungowokuqala ukuthenga umkhumbi kanye nokuthatha ama-charter esikhathi eside emikhunjini.

Ekuphakameni kokuphazamiseka kwe-supply chain kanye nokusilela emuva, inqwaba yezinkampani ezithengisa e-US zibike ukuthi ziqashe nemikhumbi ukuthutha impahla esuka e-Asia, kodwa futhi konke bekungamashadi esikhathi esifushane avame ukusebenzisa ama-bulkers ukugcwalisa igebe kumthamo wokuthumela amabhokisi. .