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O ur innovative Round-the-World Pearl String Service which was inaugurated in 2003 is the backbone of

our services. With the unique concept of offering fort-nightly sailings, fast transit times and reliable schedules, the Pearl String Service has revolutionized shipping of heavy-lift and project cargoes, enabling customers to plan their cargo flows more easily.

The base ports served every fortnight are Hamburg, Antwerp, Genoa, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City or Haiphong, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Masan, Kobe or Yokohama or Nagoya, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia and again Hamburg. Further ports close to this route are added according to demand.

The Pearl String Service is served by ten identical 30,000 dwt purpose-built Superflex Heavy Multi-Purpose Container (MPC) ships, which were designed primarily with project cargo in mind and constructed in China between 2002 and 2004, with one vessel built in 2010.

The vessels are equipped with four large cranes, the two heaviest of which can be twinned for a lifting capacity of up to 640 tonnes. The main hatches are 32m in length to allow long loads to be accommodated below deck. Adjustable tweendecks allow for varia-tions in cargo height. Furthermore, a dehumidifying system controls the air in all holds, ensuring protection from condensation for all types of cargo.

EastboundRound-the-World Pearl String Service

Round-The-World Pearl String

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RICKMERS CHENNAI • RICKMERS DUBAIVessels:

RICKMERS YOKOHAMA • RICKMERS TIANJINVessels:

RICKMERS CHITTAGONG • RICKMERS MUMBAIVessels:

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Mobile

Middlesbrough

Yangon

Ningbo

Port SudanAltamira

Manzanillo

Panama

Buenaventura

SantaMarta

Vancouver

Long Beach

San Diego

Savannah

NorfolkMorehead City

Poti

Mersin

Iskenderun

Jizan

Djibouti

Brownsville

Buenos Aires

Santos

Rio de JaneiroVitória

Klaipeda

Tallinn

Salvador

Suape

Masan

Mokpo

Bogotá

Budapest

Mexico City

Prague

Laem Chabang

Haiphong Kaohsiung

Ho Chi Minh City

Chennai

Chittagong

Kuala Lumpur

Jakarta

Jebel Ali

Abu Dhabi

Bahrain

Dammam

Urumqui

Raslaffan

Port Said

Lisbon

Zurich

ViennaKoper

London

Copenhagen

Gdansk

Philadelphia

Montoir

Istanbul

Kolkata

Toronto

New YorkChicago

San Francisco

Manila

KarachiMuscat

Aqaba

Jeddah

Bilbao

Umm Qasr

Kuwait

Colombo

Porto Marghera

Izmir

Mäntyluoto

Vejle

Port Kelang

São Paulo

Paris

Durban

Itaqui

Ilhéus

Vila do Conde

Baltimore

Charleston

Mumbai

Genoa

Houston

DüsseldorfAntwerp

Hamburg

Bejing

Shanghai

Yokohama

Hong Kong

Singapore

Dalian

SeoulTianjin & Xingang

Qingdao

New Orleans

Tokyo

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Büro und/oder Hauptanlaufhafen Agentur und/oder Hauptanlaufhafen Agentur und bei Bedarf zu bedienender Hafen Auswahl von bei Bedarf zu bedienenden Häfen Round-the-World Pearl String Service Europa nach dem Mittleren Osten und Indien Möglicher Vorlauftransport für Mittelost/Indien Dienst ab USA Indien und Mittlerer Osten nach Europa Westgehend US-Golf nach Nordchina, Südkorea und JapanOstgehend „NCS“-Dienst zur NordküsteSüdamerikas Asien nach Südamerika und Nordamerika Mögliche Vor- und Nachlauftransporte

Office and/or base port Agency and/or base port Agency and inducement port Selection of inducement ports Round-the-World Pearl String Service

Europe to Middle East and India Possible pre-carriage for Middle East/IndiaService

India and Middle East to Europe “NCS”-Service to North Coast South America Asia to South America and North America Possible pre- or on-carriage transportation

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Mobile

Middlesbrough

Yangon

Ningbo

Port SudanAltamira

Manzanillo

Panama

Buenaventura

SantaMarta

Vancouver

Long Beach

San Diego

Savannah

NorfolkMorehead City

Poti

Mersin

Iskenderun

Jizan

Djibouti

Brownsville

Buenos Aires

Santos

Rio de JaneiroVitória

Klaipeda

Tallinn

Salvador

Suape

Masan

Mokpo

Bogotá

Budapest

Mexico City

Prague

Laem Chabang

Haiphong Kaohsiung

Ho Chi Minh City

Chennai

Chittagong

Kuala Lumpur

Jakarta

Jebel Ali

Abu Dhabi

Bahrain

Dammam

Urumqui

Raslaffan

Port Said

Lisbon

Zurich

ViennaKoper

London

Copenhagen

Gdansk

Philadelphia

Montoir

Istanbul

Kolkata

Toronto

New YorkChicago

San Francisco

Manila

KarachiMuscat

Aqaba

Jeddah

Bilbao

Umm Qasr

Kuwait

Colombo

Porto Marghera

Izmir

Mäntyluoto

Vejle

Port Kelang

São Paulo

Paris

Durban

Itaqui

Ilhéus

Vila do Conde

Baltimore

Charleston

Mumbai

Genoa

Houston

DüsseldorfAntwerp

Hamburg

Bejing

Shanghai

Yokohama

Hong Kong

Singapore

Dalian

SeoulTianjin & Xingang

Qingdao

New Orleans

Tokyo

KobeNagoya

Büro und/oder Hauptanlaufhafen Agentur und/oder Hauptanlaufhafen Agentur und bei Bedarf zu bedienender Hafen Auswahl von bei Bedarf zu bedienenden Häfen Round-the-World Pearl String Service Europa nach dem Mittleren Osten und Indien Möglicher Vorlauftransport für Mittelost/Indien Dienst ab USA Indien und Mittlerer Osten nach Europa Westgehend US-Golf nach Nordchina, Südkorea und JapanOstgehend „NCS“-Dienst zur NordküsteSüdamerikas Asien nach Südamerika und Nordamerika Mögliche Vor- und Nachlauftransporte

Office and/or base port Agency and/or base port Agency and inducement port Selection of inducement ports Round-the-World Pearl String Service

Europe to Middle East and India Possible pre-carriage for Middle East/IndiaService

India and Middle East to Europe “NCS”-Service to North Coast South America Asia to South America and North America Possible pre- or on-carriage transportation

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Westbound Round-The-World Service

Bem-vindo a bordo, América do Sul!Welcome on board, South America! Our new Westbound Round-The-World

Service connects areas of economic growth in Asia, South America and North

America. En route from Asia to South America also calls at South Africa are

possible. Watch out for our vessels and departures, not only in South

America! More information and schedules on www.rickmers-linie.com

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