Rickmers, Bahri enter space charter agreement

The agreement between Rickmers and Bahri includes port calls on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, as well as ports in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Yemen.

   Rickmers-Linie, a provider of project and heavy-lift liner services, and the National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia—trading as Bahri Liner—have entered a space charter agreement.
   The agreement includes port calls on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, as well as ports in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Yemen. It allows Rickmers-Linie and Bahri Liner to charter space to each other in the trade.
   “With this space charter agreement both Bahri Liner and Rickmers are able to broaden their networks to offer our customers a wider choice of possibilities on the high level of reliability of the liner services of our companies,” said Ulrich Ulrichs, chief executive officer of Rickmers-Linie, in a statement.