Breakbulk Online reported that project and heavy lift specialist Rickmers Line said it is adding four ships to its India Europe service to take advantage of an expanding market.

Rickmers said it will operate the Linde and Martin, built in 2005, under long term charter. Each ship has capacity of 12,800 DWT and has two 120 tonnes cranes that can be twinned to lift 240 tonnes, under long term charter.

The Linde's first eastbound sailing was in March.

The Rickmers Yokohama and Rickmers Tianjin, will be delivered from Xinshun Shipyard Group in China in May and July. The 17,000 DWT Ships each have two 150 tonne cranes and an 80 tonne crane and can lift up to 300 tonnes by combining the two larger cranes.

The India Europe service operates eastbound and westbound and offers calls in Pakistan and the Middle East on inducement. The base ports served are Hamburg, Antwerp, Genoa, Mumbai and Chennai.

(Sourced from breakbulk.com)