Rickmers-Linie is a member of the Hamburg based Rickmers Group. With more than 175 years to its name, the company provides a world-wide network of liner services for the transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargoes such as transformers, generators, railway locomotives, brewery tanks and yachts.
Our company currently owns or long-term charters eighteen specialist vessels and adds further capacity to its fleet by spot charters subject to demand.
Rickmers-Linie in numbers
- More than 170 employees worldwide
- 16 offices all over the world
- more than 50 agencies worldwide
- 17 specialised multipurpose heavy-lift vessels in permanent operation, further vessels on spot basis
Rickmers-Linie is the leading specialist in the global transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargoes. As reliable partners to our clients we offer tailor made, innovative and efficient transportation solutions from the factory up to the construction site. The exceptionally high quality and reliability of our transportation services create lasting values for our customers, employees and shareholders.
We provide a worldwide network of liner services for the transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargoes. With regular sailings, short transit times and reliable schedules we set a new standard in the industry. Our innovative \"Round-The-World Pearl String Service\" connects the core business areas of the world. Liner services between the US, Europe and the Middle East/India as well as special charter sailings on demand add value for our globally active customers. By combining our key competence in ocean transportation with the knowledge and expertise of leading partner companies we offer tailor made transportation solutions from the factory to the construction site. Advanced technology, professionalism and co-operation at all levels of the transport chain secure the highest possible standards in efficiency, safety and reliability.
We strive to meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of our customers. We act swiftly and flexibly, thereby always focusing on solutions to fit our customers’ needs. We provide our customers with highly competent and reliable transportation services, aimed at developing long-lasting and honest partnerships.
Full customer satisfaction is our prime objective.
Employees, team leaders and management form a dedicated team of highly skilled, performance and service-orientated shipping experts. Transparent decision-making processes, coupled with an honest approach, tolerance and respect for each other define a working environment, that encourages each team member to contribute his/her skills, experience and creativity. Personal initiative and responsibility as well as continual improvement of individual qualifications through education and training ensure competent and dedicated performance at every level of our company.
Major industrial customers entrust us with the transportation of components for their turnkey projects. Power plants, petrochemical and water treatment installations, transformers, generators, engines, cement plants, RTGs, yachts, pressure vessels. Rickmers-Linie vessels are perfectly suited to carry breakbulk and conventional cargoes such as steel plate, coils, pipes, ingots and forest products, eg. plywood.
The Superflex vessels in our “Round-The-World Pearl String Service” can lift units of up to 640 tons and offer an unobstructed deck space of up to 90 x 22 m.
In addition, vessels of Rickmers-Linie are also equipped to carry containers, perhaps carrying spare parts and accessories accompanying a large project or empty or new containers under repositioning.
In November 2012, Rickmers-Linie GmbH & Cie. KG, Hamburg has successfully passed the re-certification process according to the latest standards of DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, DIN EN ISO 14001:2009 and OHSAS 18001:2007.
The re-certification has been accomplished with the certification company Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH as auditors.
The new certificates which can be viewed as PDF (see column to the right on this page), are valid thru November 29, 2015.
Rickmers-Linie has a strong dedication to ethical, legal and regulatory key parameters. Our aim is to continuously improve our leadership and quality as a global carrier specialized in the carriage of breakbulk, heavy lifts and project cargoes.
Our Code of Conduct provides guidance for the behaviour towards business partners and authorities and covers the topics of
- Safety, health, environment and sustainability
- Protection of personal information
- Confidential information
- Preventing bribery and corruption
- Avoiding conflicts of interest
- Public policy and political activities
- Communications and records
- Guide for everyday business
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