Zeaborn takes five more Rickmers vessels
German heavylift owner Zeaborn has taken another five ships from Rickmers Holding for an undisclosed price.
In February, Zeaborn bought out the business operations and international organisation of Rickmers-Linie. At the time it also bought the 30,000 dwt Rickmers Hamburg – the further five ships announced today are sister ships of this Superflex heavylift vessel.
“The purchase of these five vessels from Rickmers Holding is therefore not only a further commitment to the expansion of commercial activities and of the Rickmers-Line but also ensures independence from third-party tonnage and external influences. With the ownership of the liner service vessels, we are able to ensure the Round-The-World Pearl String liner service for our customers on a sustainable basis”, explained Ove Meyer, managing partner of Zeaborn.
The five ships are the Rickmers Singapore, Rickmers Jakarta, Rickmers New Orleans, Rickmers Seoul and Rickmers Dalian, each with four cranes, having a combined lifting capacity of 640 tons, and are equipped with intermediate decks for optimisable loading capacities.