Two 13,100-TEU ships for Rickmers to join Maersk fleet

THE Rickmers Group has announced the naming of two more 13,100-TEU ships at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.


The newbuildings, the Leo Rickmers and Scorpio Rickmers, will come into service for their charterer Maersk Line, which will rename the vessels, the Maersk Edmonton and the Maersk Elba.


They are part of a series of eight 13,100-TEU ships that have been chartered for a 10-year-period to Maersk Line. Four similar sister ships were delivered last summer.


With the delivery of these two 13,100-TEU vessels, the shipowner's fleet has grown to 116 units, a company statement said.
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