News / New Moerdijk-Duisburg barge service 'an important alternative to trucking'

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German retailer Lidl’s in-house shipping and logistics arm, Tailwind Shipping, has joined a consortium of European shipping firms to launch a twice-weekly barge service from the Dutch port of Moerdijk to the inland German hub of Duisburg.

It will join intra-Europe container carrier WEC Lines, European door-to-door multimodal operator A2B-online, and Dutch barge operator Danser, which will run the service using its barge, Tranquilo.

The move will strengthen Moerdijk’s position as a European shortsea hub and as a gateway for Lidl’s imports ...