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Project and Heavy Lift Liner Services

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The Middle East & India ServiceThe America-Asia Westbound and NCS Service Maersk-Rickmers - US Flag Project CarrierThe Rickmers-Linie FleetRoute Map & Office Locations

About UsCargoes We CarryBeing a Supercargo at Rickmers-LinieRICOSYS - Optimizing Cargo FlowRickmers in JapanThe Round-the-World Pearl String Service

Please check our website www.rickmers-linie.com for up-to-date contact details.

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R ickmers-Linie is the leading specialist in global trans-portation of breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes.

As reliable partners to our clients we offer tailor-made, innovative and efficient transportation solutions from the factory up to the construction site.

The exceptionally high quality and reliability of our trans-portation services create lasting values for our customers, employees and shareholders.

We have incorporated an Integrated Management System according to the standards of

• DINENISO9001:2008 (Quality)• DINENISO14001:2004 (Environment)• OHSAS18001:2007(OccupationalHealth&Safety)

We have a strong dedication to ethical, legal and regu-latorykeyparameters.Definedanddocumentedworkingprocedures form a vital part of our Integrated Management System.

We are constantly working to identify risks, develop, im- plement, maintain and control measures in order to improve the quality of our services, to reduce our consump- tion of natural resources, to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and to minimize health and safety risks for all persons involved in our daily business.

Quality, Environment andHealth&Safety

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About Us

Reliability, punctuality, safety and highest levels of technical com-petence generate success in the transportation of break bulk, heavy lifts and project cargoes.

WeatRickmers-Liniehavedefinednewstandardswithourconcept of liner services for these cargo types. The reliability and quality of our Round-the-World Pearl String Service is unrivalled. Both our fleet and route network are set to expand.

Rickmers-Linie in numbers

Rickmers Group in numbers

More than

170 employees worldwide

EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES VESSELS

VESSELS OFFICES & AGENCIES

19 vessels in permanent operation, further vessels chartered as per demand

More than

3200 employees on board

and

450employees ashore

Total fleet managed:

116 vessels

16 own offices

and more than

50agencies worldwide

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Cargoes We Carry

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A tug is being loaded on one of Rickmers-Linie’s Superflex vessels in

Hamburg. Photo: Hasenpusch

Our Cargo Experts

B eingasupercargoatRickmers-Linie inHamburg,Valeriy Rokotyanskyy is part of our team of experts

for break-bulk, project and heavy lift cargoes. Supercar-goesaremembersofourOperationsDepartment,whichusually get involved once cargo shipments are booked, sometimes even much earlier when a piece is still under construction. The responsible Stowage Planners at the Rickmers-LinieofficeseitherinHamburg,ShanghaiorHoustoncreateastowageplanforthevessel.InHamburg and Shanghai this is supported by the use of RICOSYS (Rickmers Cargo Operations Simulation System), our state- of-the-art cargo management system, which is used to

digitalize cargo items and to create a realistic 3Dmodelfor the simulation of cargo lifting, handling and bed-ding on the vessels.

The planner puts in all available information about each item – weight, dimensions, special handling instructions, and method statements issued by the transport engi-neers for sophisticated cargo such as heavy lifts or over-dimensioned units. Certainly the order of loading and discharging also has to be taken into account. The result is a plan which offers the best solution for stowing the maximum amount of cargo at a minimum of cost and without any damage or risk during transportation. When all the planning is done, the supercargo comes into play. Heisattendingthevesselateveryportwherecargois handled.

About a week before the vessel’s arrival, Rokotyanskyy

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Supercargo Valeriy Rokotyanskyy during work at the port. Photo:

Axelle Georges

reviews the stowage plan and discusses all relevant informationwiththeplanner.Hegiveshisfeedbackforfurther adjustments and gets geared up for his work on site. A day before the vessel’s arrival it is time for Rokotyanskyy to be at the port. There he inspects all thecargothatistobeshipped.Haseverythingarrived? Does the cargomeet its expected specifications regar-ding size, packing, safety requirements, etc.? Are allnecessary documents ready? If not, the supercargo contacts the planner or line manager – depending on thesituation–tofindasolution.

He also talks to the terminal employees, stevedores, lashing inspectors, the vessel’s captain and crew to discuss all relevant topics, tasks and possible changes – always striving for the highest quality and efficiency of all actionsandavoidingextracosts.Heissuestheprogramof the vessel’s port stay and the estimated time of de-parture, takes pictures and prepares documentation for the port of discharge, exchanges information with theofficeinHamburgandmakessurethatsophistica-ted cargo is handled and lashed exactly as per method statement. When a customer arrives to supervise his cargo, it is also the supercargo who is his counterpart. In other words, the supercargo is there to be the link and coordinator between all parties involved in loading or discharging a Rickmers-Linie vessel. “My job is to make sure that all cargo reaches its destination in the same good condition as loaded,” Rokotyanskyy explains.

When all cargo is successfully loaded and/or discharged, Rokotyanskyy issues a stowage plan that displays the status at departure and a pre-stowage plan for the next port. But work is not done for him yet – he flies to the next port of call to repeat all actions and handle further cargo there. Only when the vessel sails from its last port

coveredbytheRickmers-LinieofficeinHamburgarethefinalcargodocumentsissuedandsenttothenext Rickmers-LinieOperationsDepartment,sothesupercargo there can take over. Back at the office, Rokotyanskyy will take part in a review meeting with all Rickmers Group parties involved in this process to discuss what went well or should be improved.

Besides Rokotyanskyy there are six more supercargoes workingforRickmers-LinieinHamburg,fiveinHouston, covering the American ports, and four in Shanghai for all Asian ports. Rokotyanskyy and most of the other supercargoesaremastermarinersand therebybenefitfrom their own experience at sea. At the age of ten, he workedaboardasmallcruisevesselforthefirsttime.In1989 Rokotyanskyy graduated from Odessa State Marine Academy and sailed as 4th, 3rd, 2nd and chief officer and, from 1999 to 2005, as master. In 2005 he joined Rickmers-Linie Shanghai and moved to Rickmers-Linie Hamburgin2006.

“My job is to make sure that all cargo reaches its destination in the same good condition as loaded”Photo: Axelle Georges

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RICOSYS

R ickmers-Linie constantly strives to improve service quality and to increase overall efficiency. This has

inspired us to develop a software solution that changes stowage planning and cargo management completely. CargoitemsaredigitalizedtoarealisticCADmodelforthe simulation of cargo lifting, handling and bedding onourvessels-forthebenefitofanoptimizedcargoflow with a reduced risk of damage to the cargo.

RICOSYS consists of three main modules:

RICSIM is used for feasibility studies and to simulate loading / lifting operations.

RICSTOWrepresentstheshippingindustry‘sfirstvirtual3D stowage planning system for breakbulk, heavy liftand project cargo.

RICSTAB is the tool for the calculation of vessel stability and stress factors.

All three modules are connected to a joint stowage data-base called RICDAT.

Optimizing Cargo FlowWorld‘s First 3DCargoManagementSystem

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RICLASH the integrated cargo securing calculation module gives advice to the experts in the stowage planning depart-ment and to the supercargoes supervising lashing and securing operations on board.

Germanischer LloydThis lashing module is approved by GL

withcertificate-no.59111HH.

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RICOSYS - Five main advantages

Feasibility sudies are much easier and more precise than ever

Important information for optimized lashing can be gained at an early stage and findingscanbeincorporatedintheconstructionphaseoftheprojectcargounit

Less interference with port routines, more efficient port operations

Testing and simulation is done by computer, rather than „live on stage“

Better cargo safety, reduced risk of damage

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RICOSYS enables us to simulate cargo handling during loading and dis-charge in 3D. Feasibility studies can easily be visualized for assessment and for the pre-planning of the loading operation.

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Rickmers in Japan

R ickmers (Japan) Inc. was registered as a Japanese cor- poration on 1 June 2006. Prior to this, all of Rickmers’

business in Japan had been handled through an agent. Establishing the subsidiary reflects Rickmers-Linie’s long-term commitment to its Japanese customers and thesignificanceoftheJapanesemarket.

“Create one strong team with one ultimate goal - to increase the sales of the Round-The-World Pearl String Service and to broaden our Japanese customer base.”

This was our mission in 2006 and we started with a

team of six, led by Yoshiaki Kawabuchi. Over the years we have tripled our sales, increased our customer base significantly and gained considerable recognition inthe local market. We have become a major player in the Japanese break bulk, project and heavy lift market and acquired the majority market share from Japan to the USA.

We were proud to transport “Kibo”, the Japanese Experi- ment Module for the International Space Station, from Yokohama to Port Canaveral. Other contracts have included rubber-tyred gantry cranes, coke drums, transformers, reactors, generators, presses, columns and a consider-able amount of equipment that is ultimately used for theproductionofcarbonfibreforBoeing’s787Dream-liner. Together with Eastern Car Line (ECL), we secured a multi-yearcontractwithMitsubishiHeavyIndustriesforfor shipment of windmill equipment to the USA.

Rickmers in the Land of the Rising Sun

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Securing such contracts demands enormous effort from everyone and involves months, sometimes years, of follow-up with customers. Rickmers Japan was heavily involvedwithexpansioneffortsintheTransPacifictradesince 2006 in cooperation with ECL.

Sadly, 2010 began with the passing of our CEO, Kawa- buchi-san. In June 2010, we found ourselves fortunate to have convinced Munechika (Mark) Shiba to join the ma- nagementteaminJapanasRepresentativeDirector,with Richard Stinchcombe taking over as CEO. Mark‘s extensive experience with Maersk has proved invaluable to the team. In 2010 we were successful in securing the Agency ofHyundaiMerchantMarine’sprojectdivisioninJapan.

In September 2010 we moved to a larger but equally convenient location in Tamachi, Tokyo. We are now a team of ten; one larger team and one goal!

The skyline of Yokohama, seen from the port.

Photo: Fotolia

At the customers‘ service in Japan: the Rickmers team in Tokyo

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A 318 tonne gas turbine is being loaded on board of one of Rickmers-Linie‘s

vessels in Hamburg. Photo: Hasenpusch

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,HoChiMinhCityorHaiphong,Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang,Qingdao, Masan, Kobe or Yokohama or Nagoya, New Orleans,Houston, Philadelphia and againHamburg.Further ports close to this route are added according to demand.

The Pearl String Service is served by nine identical 30,000 dwtpurpose-builtSuperflexHeavyMulti-Purpose Container (MPC) ships, which were designed primarily with project cargo in mind and constructed in China between 2002 and 2004.

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.

The Round-the-World Pearl String Service

Pearl String

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Middle East / India

T his monthly service from Europe to the Middle East and India and back is operated with our new vessel

RICKMERS TIANJIN, as well as by period charter vessels LINDE,MARTIN(built2005) and BALTIC WINTER (built 2011).

RICKMERS TIANJIN is a 17,000 dwt multipurpose heavy-lift carrier with a combined lifting capacity of 300 tons, built in China in 2011.

BALTIC WINTER is capable of lifting units up to a maximum weight of 800 tonnes and is currently the vessel with the highest lifting capacity in our fleet.

Lifting capacity in our service to Middle East and India ranges from 240 to 800 tonnes.

Europe to Middle East and India Pendulum Service

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America-Asia / Services

America-Asia Westbound and NCS Services

I n the westbound service from America to Asia, we are operating with the 11,000 dwt

vessels RICKMERS YOKOHAMA, FORTUNE EPOCH, DELSOLandOCEANLOHAS.Thismonthlyservice connects US East Coast with Northern China, Korea and Japan.

From Japan to the US, these vessels operate in our “NCS-Service” which was inaugurated in June 2010, dedicatedly connecting Japan, Korea and Northern China / Shanghai with the North Coast of South America (Colombia, Venezuela), the Caribbean and the US East Coast (Philadelphia).

Chartering desk - offering transport services for projects in a whole as well as for single voyages, parallel to our liner services or as complement in other areas.

Relay services and pre-/oncarriage services - to and from ports in the Baltic Sea, and to and from ports in Scandinavia.

Connecting service from the US to Mediterranean destinations - in cooperation with Sloman Neptun.

Connecting services to the East Coast of Africa - in cooperation with United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) wecanacceptcargowithfinaldestinationsontheEastCoastofAfrica.

Value-added services such as seaworthy packing or storage can be offered in cooperation with the terminals regularly called by our vessels.

More information available on www.rickmers-linie.com and from our offices and agents.

Further services we offer

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US Flag

U.S. Flag Project Carrier

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M aersk-Rickmers US Flag Project Carrier is a joint venture between Maersk Line, Limited and

Rickmers-Linie (America) providing worldwide US flag service for breakbulk cargo worldwide with two newly- builtheavy-liftmultipurposevessels,theMAERSKTEXAS and MAERSK ILLINOIS.

Together, we offer a wealth of knowledge and comple- mentary capabilities gained from more than 200 years of combined experience in the maritime industry. Our partnership offers a unique service to customers needing to move large and heavy cargoes, bringing together modern ships and extensive experience in breakbulk transportation for the needs of the US flag market.

For more information about Maersk-Rickmers, please visit www.maersk-rickmers.com

US-Flag Joint Venture “Maersk-Rickmers”

Lifting capacity of MAERSK ILLINOIS and MAERSK TEXAS is 480 tonnes

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The Rickmers-Linie Fleet

Fleet

SpecializedVesselsforHeavyLiftsand Project Cargoes

TheSuperflexHeavyMPCvesselsinourRound-the-WorldPearl String Service - Built in 2002-2004

30,000 dwt 2 x 320 to cranes, combinable to 640 tonnes max 19.5 knots flexible tweendecks dehumidifying devices in all holds

Vessels:

Facts:

RICKMERSHAMBURG

RICKMERSSHANGHAI

RICKMERS SINGAPORE

RICKMERS TOKYO

RICKMERS SEOUL

RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS

RICKMERS JAKARTA

RICKMERS ANTWERP

RICKMERSDALIAN

640tonnes

Built in 201117,000 dwt 2 x 150 to cranes, combined lifting capacity 300 tonnes max 16 knots

Vessels:

Facts:

RICKMERSYOKOHAMA

RICKMERS TIANJIN

SuperflexHeavyMPC17k300tonnes

SuperflexHeavyMPC19k

Built in 201120,000 dwt 2 x 400 to cranes, combined lifting capacity 800 tonnes 1 x 120 to crane max 18 knots

Vessels:

Facts:

BALTIC WINTER

800tonnes

SuperflexHeavyMPC12k

Built in 200512,800 dwt 2 x 120 to cranes, combined lifting capacity 240 tonnes max 15 knots

Vessels:

Facts:

LINDE

MARTIN

240tonnes

MultipurposeHeavy11k

Built in 1995 / 199811,000 dwt up to 120 tonnes lifting capacity

Vessels:

Facts:

FORTUNEEPOCH

DELSOL

120tonnes

OCEANLOHAS

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Tianjin & XingangQingdao

BangkokLaem ChabangMap Ta Phut

Haiphong

Kaohsiung

Ho Chi Minh City

Chennai

Chittagong

Kuala LumpurPort Kelang

Jakarta

Karachi

Tehran

DubaiMuscatAbu Dhabi

BahrainDammam

Aqaba

Jeddah

Urumqui

Doha

Port Said

Bilbao

Lisbon

Zurich

Vienna

London

Bergen

Copenhagen

Oslo

TallinnGothenburg

Helsinki

St.Petersburg

MoscowKlaipeda

Riga

Middlesbrough

New Orleans

Philadelphia

Umm Qasr

Montoir

Istanbul

Colombo

Kolkata

Yangoon

Toronto

Port Sudan

Mombasa

Morehead City

Mumbai

Genoa

Houston

Altamira

Panama Guanta

Guayaquil

SantaMarta

PuertoBolivar

Seattle

Oakland

Long Beach

Mobile

Savannah

DüsseldorfAntwerp

Hamburg

Bejing

Shanghai

TokyoYokohamaKobe

Oita

Hong Kong

Masan

Manila

Singapore

Dalian

Seoul

Bogotá

Brisbane

Budapest

Mexico City

Prague

Shenzhen

Changsha

Chengdu

Chongqing

Nagoya

North America

South America

Africa

Europe

Greenland

Asia

Australia

Routes

Worldwide Project&HeavyliftLiner Services

Worldwide representation by own offices and agencies

Rickmers-Linie is represented world- wide by sixteen own offices and close to fifty third-party agenciesall over the world. Own offices are located in Hamburg, Düsseldorf,

Antwerp, Genoa, Mumbai, Singa-pore,Houston,Shanghai,Beijing, Dalian,Tianjin&Xingang,Qingdao, Urumqi, Tokyo and Seoul.

InHouston,theRickmers-Linieoffice is also active as agent for Sloman Neptun. Rickmers-Linie carries cargo

from the US to Europe which is tran-shipped onto vessels of Sloman Neptun for further transportation to the Mediterranean. The office of Rickmers Japan Inc in TokyohasbeenagentforHyundaiMerchant Marine in Japan since July 2010.

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Tianjin & XingangQingdao

BangkokLaem ChabangMap Ta Phut

Haiphong

Kaohsiung

Ho Chi Minh City

Chennai

Chittagong

Kuala LumpurPort Kelang

Jakarta

Karachi

Tehran

DubaiMuscatAbu Dhabi

BahrainDammam

Aqaba

Jeddah

Urumqui

Doha

Port Said

Bilbao

Lisbon

Zurich

Vienna

London

Bergen

Copenhagen

Oslo

TallinnGothenburg

Helsinki

St.Petersburg

MoscowKlaipeda

Riga

Middlesbrough

New Orleans

Philadelphia

Umm Qasr

Montoir

Istanbul

Colombo

Kolkata

Yangoon

Toronto

Port Sudan

Mombasa

Morehead City

Mumbai

Genoa

Houston

Altamira

Panama Guanta

Guayaquil

SantaMarta

PuertoBolivar

Seattle

Oakland

Long Beach

Mobile

Savannah

DüsseldorfAntwerp

Hamburg

Bejing

Shanghai

TokyoYokohamaKobe

Oita

Hong Kong

Masan

Manila

Singapore

Dalian

Seoul

Bogotá

Brisbane

Budapest

Mexico City

Prague

Shenzhen

Changsha

Chengdu

Chongqing

Nagoya

North America

South America

Africa

Europe

Greenland

Asia

Australia

Legend

Rotation and ports called may vary from the examples shown in this map.

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Rickmers-Linie Office and/or base port Agency and/or base portSelection of inducement ports Round-the-World Pearl String ServicePendulum Service between Europe, the Middle East and IndiaWestbound Service from USA to northern China, South Korea and JapanEastbound: ´NCS´ - Service from China, South Korea and Japan to the North Coast of South Americaand the US East CoastPossible pre-carriage and on-carriage transportation

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