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Rickmers-Linie will inaugurate a new service westbound around the world
It will connect the ports of the Far East with those of the South and America North via Capetown
March 14, 2013
In the next few days the company of German navigation Rickmers-Linie, specialized in the transport of goods loose, exceptional cargos and project cargo, will launch the new service around the world Westbound Round-The-World Service, realized having followed the East-West route, that it will incorporate the service westbound America-Asia realized from the company of Amburgo from 2006.
"Having introduced ten years ago our Round-The-World Pearl String Service with a spin eastbound - the operating director of Rickmers-Linie has explained, Ulrich Ulrichs - we are convinced that the moment has reached to start an analogous initiative in the opposite direction. This initiative confirmation ulteriorly our engagement and our confidence in confronts of the markets of Asia and South America".
The new service, in fact, will connect the main ports of the Far East with those of the Latin America and the America North via Capetown having carried out ports of call to Yokohama, Masan, Xingang, Shanghai, Singapore, Capetown, Buenos Aires, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Philadelphia, Savannah and Houston.
The new service will be realized with two or three taken multipurpose ships rental. The first departure, that it will be realized with the ship Huanghai Glory, previews ports of call to Bayuquan, Xingang, Dalian, Shanghai, Kaohsiung, Quilla Tip, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Suape. The second ship will enter in service the next May. The eventual employment of a third ship will be decided afterwards. Rickmers-Linie has the objective to return the frequency of the service salary.
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