[en] The physics program of the SHIPTRAP facility comprises mass spectrometry, nuclear spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, and chemistry of fusion reaction produced nuclides and, especially, transeinsteinium elements. One of the major limitations to the experimental investigations is the low production rate for exotic nuclei. Detection schemes based on a destructive time-of-flight measurement lead to intolerably long beam times. An alternative is the Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) technique. It is suited for ion identification and mass measurements as well as for chemical studies. (orig.)