Rickmers Group

The Rickmers Group is an established international provider of services for the shipping industry with its business segments Maritime Assets, Maritime Services and Logistics Services. The key to our success is the combination of modern services and over 175 years of tradition in shipping. Staying true to our principle “future meets tradition” has earned the Rickmers Group a global reputation for reliability and quality.

We operate a fleet of over 120 ships, with over 3,000 people employed at sea and currently around 450 staff ashore in more than 20 branches and over 50 agencies across the world. This global team secures the success of the company, which acts in accordance with its core values: Leadership. Passion. Responsibility.

In the Maritime Assets segment, the company buys its own ships and charters them out to leading liner operators. Maritime Assets also offers ship financing, asset management and charter management services to third parties for individual ships and for whole fleets.

The Maritime Services segment provides fleet management for our own ships and for third-party ships. It offers technical services, puts together crews and sells products such as insurance.

The Logistics Services segment comprises services in the logistics business. Rickmers-Linie is one of the world’s leading specialists in logistics for machinery and equipment for the chemical and power plant industry, yachts, heavylift cranes, construction machinery and locomotives, and, in addition to the liner services, also offers contract-based (tramp) voyages.