Rickmers-Linie ships Kirow railway cranes to China
Rickmers Linie ships more railway cranes from Hamburg to Xingang under Kühne + Nagel’s forwarding service
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based liner carrier for break bulk, heavy lifts and project cargoes has again been chosen by Kirow for the transportation of railway cranes from Hamburg to Xingang. The shipment in August 2014 contained six cranes of the type KRC 2880. 20 more units of the type KRC 1680 are to follow into 2015.
Kuehne & Nagel in Leipzig and Hamburg took care of the freight forwarding and the booking of the six cranes. The cranes were transported to the Wallmann Terminal in the Port of Hamburg by barge and road transport.
The ocean leg from Hamburg to China is being performed by the Rickmers Singapore which will arrive in the port of Xingang in late October. The 2002-built Super Flex heavy-lift vessel can lift up to 640 tons and is one of nine identical sister vessels in the Round-the-World Pearl String service of Rickmers-Linie. This service rotates eastbound around the world, linking Europe, Southeast Asia, the Far East, North America and again Europe.
Kirow has been a long-term supplier of the Chinese railways. The company has already delivered a number of railway cranes for the ever expanding railway network in China. The cranes are used in various railway administrations throughout the country.
Rickmers-Linie is a leading specialist for sea transport of general cargo, heavy cargo and project load. The company based in Hamburg is part of the Rickmers group, operating diverse activities in the segments of Maritime Asset, Maritime Services and Logistics Services. The Rickmers group operates a fleet of almost 100 vessels.
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