Two more Rickmers container giants named

Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, the two new vessels belong to a series of eight 13,100 TEU container ships which have been chartered for a 10-year-period to Maersk Line. Four similar sister vessels were delivered in summer 2010.

With a length of 366m and a breadth of 48.2m, these ships will be capable of navigating the ‘new’ Panama Canal. Propulsion is by a Hyundai-Wärtsilä diesel engine, which gives a maximum service speed of 24.3 knots at an output of about 68,000kW. The main engine is able to run at considerably lower output and speed, making ‘slow steaming’ possible, and reducing CO₂ and SOx emissions.

With the delivery of these two newbuildings, the fleet of Rickmers Group has grown to 116 units.

Leo Rickmers was named by Manuela Steffens, wife of Jan Boje Steffens, CEO and managing partner of Rickmers Holding while Joan Engelstoft, wife of Morten Engelstoft, senior vice president and COO of Maersk Line, named Scorpio Rickmers.