Rickmers-Linie selects Tioga Marine as its new terminal in Philadelphia

Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based specialist in the global transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo, has announced that its vessels will be calling at Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia for both loading and discharging as from 1 January 2008.

The multi-purpose terminal is operated by Delaware River Stevedores, Inc in Philadelphia. It boasts six berths with 38ft (11.5m) water depth and a total quay length of 3800ft (1100m), supported by ample storage capacity totalling 96 acres (39 hectares) of paving combined with covered storage areas. Its broad range of modern handling equipment includes quay cranes lifting up to 45 tons each or up to 80 tons in twin operation, a fleet of forklift trucks with a lifting capacity of up to 50 tons each, container spreaders for cranes, forklift trucks and special terminal trailers capable of carrying heavy and oversized cargo.

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With more than 170 years to its name, Rickmers-Linie, based in Hamburg, Germany is one of the world's leading specialists in the global transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo by sea. The company belongs to Rickmers Group, which offers diversified activities in the fields of liner shipping, shipowning and shipmanagement, investments and real estate as well as maritime related services.

More information about Rickmers-Linie is available at www.rickmers-linie.com. Information about the manifold activities of Rickmers Group are available at www.rickmers.com.