Rickmers-Linie launches westbound Asia-Americas heavy lift service
RICKMERS-LINIE, a worldwide ocean transportation company for break bulk, heavy lift and project cargo, is launching a westbound Round-the-World Service, connecting areas of economic growth in Asia, South and North America.
The Hamburg-based company said its America-Asia westbound service established in 2006 forms a part of the new service, which was announced at Breakbulk China 2013 in Shanghai.
"Having introduced our Round-the-World Pearl String service with an eastbound rotation 10 years ago, we are convinced that the time to start up a similar concept in the other direction has now come. This move further confirms our commitment to, and trust in, the Asian and South American markets."
Two or three chartered multi-purpose heavy lift vessels will initially be used to operate the service. The first vessel will be, the Huanghai Glory, built in China in 2012 with a lifting capacity of up to 160 tonnes and a deadweight of 28,300 tonnes. The second vessel is expected to enter service in May, and the arrival of the third vessel is to be announced at a later stage. A statement said the plan is to run the service on a monthly basis in future.
The new westbound service includes port calls in Yokohama, Masan, Xingang, Shanghai, Singapore, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria, Philadelphia, Savannah and Houston.
The first voyage is scheduled to stop at the ports of Bayuquan, Xingang, Dalian, Shanghai, Kaohsiung, Punta Quilla, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria and Suape.
RICKMERS-LINIE, a worldwide ocean transportation company for break bulk, heavy lift and project cargo, is launching a westbound Round-the-World Service, connecting areas of economic growth in Asia, South and North America.
The Hamburg-based company said its America-Asia westbound service established in 2006 forms a part of the new service, which was announced at Breakbulk China 2013 in Shanghai.
"Having introduced our Round-the-World Pearl String service with an eastbound rotation 10 years ago, we are convinced that the time to start up a similar concept in the other direction has now come. This move further confirms our commitment to, and trust in, the Asian and South American markets."
Two or three chartered multi-purpose heavy lift vessels will initially be used to operate the service. The first vessel will be, the Huanghai Glory, built in China in 2012 with a lifting capacity of up to 160 tonnes and a deadweight of 28,300 tonnes. The second vessel is expected to enter service in May, and the arrival of the third vessel is to be announced at a later stage. A statement said the plan is to run the service on a monthly basis in future.
The new westbound service includes port calls in Yokohama, Masan, Xingang, Shanghai, Singapore, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria, Philadelphia, Savannah and Houston.
The first voyage is scheduled to stop at the ports of Bayuquan, Xingang, Dalian, Shanghai, Kaohsiung, Punta Quilla, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria and Suape.