Rickmers orders 2 multipurpose ships

Europe

Monday, December 17, 2012

Rickmers-Linie said it will take delivery of two new 20,000-deadweight-ton multipurpose ships in 2015. Built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China, the ships will have two 450-ton cranes and one 120-ton crane. The two main cranes will enable the ships to load cargoes weighing up to 900 ton in a single lift. Ulrich Ulrichs, managing director and chief operating officer of Rickmers-Linie, said Rickmers Group is "working with the yard to develop a more efficient desig...

You have requested access to content only available to Registered Users of American Shipper. You can become a registered user for FREE. You will not have access to premium content.

Your registration to American Shipper is FREE and will provide you access to much of the content on the American Shipper Web site. You will not have access to Premium Content.

SUBSCRIBE NOW
Access to premium content, original reporting, research, and feature stories require a paid subscription. Subscriptions to American Shipper costs $120 a year. Your subscription includes unlimited access to content on the American Shipper Website, early access to the digital edition of the monthly magazine, and the daily AS+ premium newsletter published each morning.