Palfinger Marine

GesmbH
Industry Engineering
Headquarters Salzburg, Austria
Products marine-, offshore-, wind cranes, winches and offshore equipment, davit systems, boats
Website www.palfingermarine.com

Palfinger Marine is an international manufacturer of deck equipment, especially cranes. The company is part of the Palfinger Group, a leading manufacturer of cranes and lifting equipment. Palfinger Marine's headquarter is in Salzburg with additional sales locations in Odense, Barneveld, Harderwijk, Singapore, Busan, Rio de Janeiro and Houston.

Products

Marine cranes:[1] knuckle boom, stiff boom, telescopic boom cranes are used in the fishery and fishfarming industry, at work- and service boats or in the merchant sector. Offshore cranes:[2] knuckle boom, slewing and travelling cranes mainly for the oil and gas industry. Winches and Offshore Equipment,[3] Davit systems[4] and Boats:[5] davits and boats for the oil and gas industry, offshore vessels, substation platforms, navy/coast guard, etc. Wind cranes[6] for wind energy plants: knuckle boom, stiff boom, telescopic boom cranes for nacelles, platforms substation platforms.

Expansion

In 2010 PALFINGER MARINE acquired Ned-Deck Marine,[7] a Dutch manufacturer of launch and recovery systems, and Ned-Decks subsidiary company Fast RSQ,[8][9] a boat manufacturer. In 2012 PALFINGER took over Bergen Group Dreggen,[10] a Norwegian manufacturer of offshore and marine cranes with a lifting capacity over 330 mt. All companies have been integrated and renamed to PALFINGER NED-DECK, PALFINGER DREGGEN and PALFINGER BOATS. In January 2015 PALFINGER MARINE finalized the acquisition of Norwegian Deck Machinery AS (NDM) based in Os, Norway. NDM’s core business is the sale & design of deck winches.

Branding

With March 2016 the acquired companies Ned-Deck Marine, Dreggen and Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM) have been integrated under on umbrella brand and one corporate logo "Palfinger Marine". The product portfolio now consists of Marine and Offshore Cranes, Davit Systems (former Launch and Recovery Systems), Boats, Winches, Lifting and Handling Equipment, Bulk and Bunker Handling Equipment and Wind Cranes. Palfinger Marine has become a supplier for deck equipment and handling solutions for the whole maritime industry.[11]

Acquisitions

In May 2016, the PALFINGER Group signs acquisition 100 per cent of the shares in Herkules Harding Holding AS and thus, the globally operating Harding Group, headquartered in Seimsfoss, Norway. PALFINGER MARINE operates now as top player for deck equipment and handling solutions within the marine industries.[12]

In June 2016, PALFINGER intends to make a takeover bid for Norwegian TTS Group ASA.[13]

Locations

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Marine and Offshore Cranes - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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  4. ↑ "Palfinger Marine Davit Systems - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Boats - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Palfinger Marine Wind Cranes - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. ↑ "Ned-Deck and Palfinger Marine unite". Maritime Journal. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. ↑ "Palfinger Marine Extends Business Scope". World Maritime News. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  9. ↑ "Fast RSQ now Palfinger". Maritime Journal. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  10. ↑ "Palfinger Acquires Bergen Group Dreggen (Norway)". Offshore Energy Today. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  11. ↑ "PALFINGER Unites All Products Into One Brand". Marinetechnologynews.com. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  12. ↑ "EANS-Adhoc: PALFINGER intends to acquire one of the leading suppliers of maritime lifesaving equipment | Palfinger AG, 24.05.2016". Ots.at (in (German)). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. ↑ "EANS-Adhoc: PALFINGER intends to make a takeover bid for Norwegian TTS Group ASA | Pressemitteilung Palfinger Holding AG". Presseportal.de. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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