Rickmers Group celebrates the naming of Marte Rickmers in Dalian

On 3 July 2007 in Dalian, China, Rickmers Group celebrated the naming of the latest addition to its fleet, the 4250TEU container vessel Marte Rickmers. Marte von Have, wife of lawyer Harro von Have from Hamburg, acted as the sponsor of the vessel. The naming ceremony took place in the presence of more than 100 guests, business partners of the Rickmers Group, customers of Rickmers-Linie and representatives from the shipyard.

Under the terms of an eight-year time charter agreement with the French operator CMA CGM, the ship will operate under the name CMA CGM Azure. It will be employed initially in the French company's liner service between the Far East and the Mediterranean.

Marte Rickmers is the third vessel out of a series of 21 ordered from Dalian by Rickmers Group. With a length of 244.5m and a Panamax beam of 32.25m, Marte Rickmers is the first newly-built vessel to be sold directly to Rickmers Maritime in Singapore upon delivery and will be managed by Rickmers Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Rickmers Group. The total number of vessels in the Rickmers fleet is now 82.

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Notes to editors:

A downloadable photograph to accompany the press release is available at http://www.dunelmpr.co.uk/RickmersReederei-PhotoGallery-NEW.html

The caption for the photograph reads:

"Rickmers' latest container vessel, Marte Rickmers, seen here on trials, has now commenced an eight-year time charter agreement with the French operator CMA CGM under the name CMA CGM Azure." Photo: Rickmers