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Email: press@er-ship.com

Press releases 

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August 9th, 2010
Bavaria meets Korea: Heidi Beckenbauer names giant cargo ship "E.R. Bayern" in Korea

May 3rd, 2010
E.R. Schiffahrt names PSV “E.R. Georgina” with 100 guests in Oslo

April 29th, 2010
E.R. Schiffahrt names three 180,000-tonne freighters in South Korea

March 1st, 2010
E.R. Schiffahrt names first three capesize bulkers in Korea

July 8th, 2009
Double premiere in Vietnam: E.R. Schiffahrt’s first bulker named at Vinashin Shipyard

June 12th, 2009
Rickmers donate EUR 1 million to World Future Council

June 12th, 2009
Anniversary in Hamburg: 175 years Rickmers

March 25th, 2009
E.R. Offshore: Ian Rene Perrott appointed as CEO



October 27th, 2008
E.R. Schiffahrt: Naming of E.R. Bounty in South Korea

Oktober 23rd, 2008
E.R. Offshore expands fleet of platform supply vessels

September 1st, 2008
E.R. Offshore new business unit of E.R. Schiffahrt

June 23rd, 2008
First PSV newbuildings for E.R. Schiffahrt
Double naming ceremony


February 22nd, 2008
Eco-friendly ship recycling: E.R. Schiffahrt first shipping company with GL certificate



January 23th, 2007
Ship naming in Korea – new container ship "E.R. Martinique" commissioned for E.R. Schiffahrt



September 1st, 2006
Aker Yards builds two more PSVs for Nordcapital

August 28th, 2006
Nordcapital celebrates 100th fund with ship naming ceremony in the port of Hamburg

August 4th, 2006
Giant new container ship for E.R. Schiffahrt

June 21th, 2006
Giant new container ship for E.R. Schiffahrt – fleet grows to 63 ships

May 9th, 2006
Ship naming in Korea – "E.R. Tianping" operating for E.R. Schiffahrt


April 7th, 2006
Aker Yards to build four PSV’s for Nordcapital

February 16th, 2006
New container jumbo vessel for E.R. Schiffahrt
8200 TEU ship "E.R. Toulon" calls regularly in Hamburg


January 2nd, 2006
First 8200 TEU giant from E.R. Schiffahrt in the Port of Hamburg



November 29th, 2005
New container jumbo vessel for E.R. Schiffahrt - 8200 TEU ship "E.R. Tianan" calls regularly in Hamburg

November 3rd, 2005
Ship naming in Korea – E.R. Marseille operating for E.R. Schiffahrt

September 2nd, 2005
Two ship naming ceremonies in Korea – newbuilding series of four container ships successfully completed

June 16th, 2005
Ship naming ceremonies in Korea: two new container ships

January 20th, 2005
Ship naming ceremonies at the world’s largest shipyard – three new container ships for E.R. Schiffahrt



November 8th, 2004
On Target for Growth
E.R. Schiffahrt: Fleet increases to 50 Vessels in Service


October 22th, 2004
Three 7,500 teu-Giants christened at HHI in Ulsan/South Korea

September 28th, 2004
Ship christened in Shenzhen/China

September 20th, 2004
A future in shipping
E.R. Schiffahrt at SMM 2004: on the lookout for people with potential.


June 11th, 2004
Ship christened at HHI in Ulsan, Korea.
A premiere: giant vessel of the Super Post-Panamax class entering service with COSCO - China´s number one liner company.


March 10th, 2004
E.R.Schiffahrt takes delivery of 41st vessel

January 26th, 2004
E.R. Schiffahrt plans to re-flag to Germany
Ten container ships to fly the German flag by end of 2004 / Training programme increased - 61 junior officers go on board in 2003 alone




November 18th, 2003
39 th Container Ship for E.R. Schiffahrt.
Naming of Container Ship "E.R. KINGSTON" in South Korea




December 30th, 2002
E.R. Schiffahrt to take delivery of 15 newbuildings by 2004

September 09th, 2002
5.700-TEU Containership “E.R. Sweden“ named in Pusan

August 12th, 2002
Containership “E.R. Helgoland“ named in Hamburg

June 13, 2002
Newly-built large-scale container, the MS “APL Denmark“ launched in Pusan

May 17th, 2002
Christa Rickmers to christen the MS “E.R. Bremerhaven“

April 30, 2002
Christening of the MV “APL India“ in Pusan