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Industry | Marine transportation |
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Founded | 1834 |
Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | Rickmers Holding AG |
Website | rickmers.com[dead link] |
The Rickmers Group was an international provider of services for the maritime industry, a vessel owner and an ocean freight carrier. The group's head offices are located in Hamburg and Singapore. The group of companies is divided in three segments: Maritime Assets, Maritime Services and Rickmers-Linie. Following insolvency proceedings in 2017 the assets were acquired by Zeaborn Group and Bertram Rickmers[1] The following year Rickmers and E.R. Schiffahrt were combined as Zeaborn Ship Management.[2]
In the Maritime Assets segment the Rickmers Group acted as Asset Manager for its own vessels and also for those of third parties and is in charge of related shipping projects. In the Maritime Services business segment the Group provides ship management services, whereas in the Rickmers-Linie business segment the Rickmers Group operated as a shipping line for breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo, and additionally offered individual voyages.