Rickmers Group has expanded in Indonesia as it inked a shipmanagement deal for Samudera’s vessels.

The Hamburg-based group said its subsidiary Rickmers Shipmanagement has been appointed as the new technical manager of a supramax duo controlled by the Indonesian owner.

Samudera mainly owns chemical carriers and containerships but also has two bulkers under its umbrella: the 57,374-dwt Sinar Kapuas and the 57,334-dwt Sinar