Rickmers-Linie and Reederei Heino Winter celebrate
the naming of Rickmers Chennai
2 July 2013
One of the multi-purpose ships operating on Rickmers’ service between Europe and the Middle East/India has been christened Rickmers Chennai.
The former Pacific Winter was renamed in a ceremony in Hamburg yesterday, by Dr Christine Winter, daughter of owner Heino Winter, acting as sponsor of the vessel.
The 19,100dwt Rickmers Chennai has been on long-term charter from Reederei Heino Winter since April. With her 800 tonne lift capacity, the 2012-built Rickmers Chennai – together with sister ship Rickmers Dubai ex Baltic Winter – has proven to be a highly successful addition to the Rickmers-Linie fleet.
“The 19,100dwt Rickmers Chennai has been named in a ceremony in Hamburg by Dr. Christine Winter, acting as sponsor of the vessel.“ Image by Rickmer Linie.
“We now have four vessels on charter from Reederei Heino Winter, all of which perform extremely well. Both the two smaller vessels, Rickmers Chittagong and Rickmers Mumbai, as well as Rickmers Dubai and her sister Rickmers Chennai, which was named yesterday, enable us to offer increased flexibility on our Middle East/India – Europe Service.”
He added: “We work in close partnership with the team at Reederei Heino Winter and this relationship has allowed us to expand our services and offer a greater choice of ports to our customers.”
Heino Winter, owner and Managing Director of Reederei Heino Winter, said: “We are always happy to see our ships carrying the Rickmers name as it is a company with a long history and a strong reputation for service excellence. We look forward to working together for many more years.”
About 200 guests and employees of Reederei Heino Winter and Rickmers-Linie enjoyed a dinner to celebrate the naming of the Rickmers Chennai. Deputy Port Captain Andreas Brummermann used the occasion to present the Captain of the Rickmers Chennai with the Admirality Coat of Arms, a traditional present to all ships calling at the Port of Hamburg for the first time.
Vessels on Rickmers-Linie’s Middle East/India – Europe Service call at a varying range of east coast and west coast ports in India and at ports in the Middle East.
Rickmers-Linie is one of the world's leading specialists in the global transportation of break bulk, heavy lift and project cargo by sea.
With regular sailings and reliable schedules, the company has set new industry standards. The "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 the globally active customers. In March 2013, Rickmers announced the inauguration of its new Westbound Round-the-World Service.
The company belongs to Rickmers Group, which offers diversified activities in the segments of Maritime Assets, Maritime Services and Rickmers-Linie. Rickmers Group currently manages a fleet of close to 100 vessels.
Further information on Rickmers-Linie is available at http://www.rickmers-linie.com
Information about the manifold activities of Rickmers Group is available at www.rickmers.com
Rickmer Linie, press release
