The cargo ship took machines and production parts in the tens of millions on board for Trumpf.
(Photo: Trumpf / Lucas Wahl)
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf First it was China, then Europe, now the USA – the ocean container giants are damming up everywhere in front of the most important seaports. Corona, strikes and the war in Ukraine make sea freight an incalculable risk. In view of such extreme problems in the supply chain, more and more companies are deciding to take unconventional measures – including the medium-sized company Trumpf.
When it comes to sea freight to the USA, the Leibinger family, the owner family, resorts to self-help: the laser specialist, managed by Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, has chartered its own ocean-going cargo ship called “Arneborg” from the Wagenborg shipping company through DB Schenker. Trump is the “captain” of the ship, determines the time of departure and the route.
Heavy-duty cranes have just loaded it in the port of Hamburg with 49 laser cutting machines and production parts worth a double-digit million euro amount.
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