Palfinger Marine

Palfinger Marine is an international manufacturer of deck equipment, especially marine-, offshore- and wind cranes, winches and handling equipment as well as davit systems and boats. The company is part of the Palfinger Group, a leading manufacturer of cranes and lifting equipment. Palfinger Marine's headquarter is in Salzburg and the company has 33 fully owned sales and service hubs in 19 countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

Palfinger Marine
TypeGesmbH
IndustryEngineering
HeadquartersSalzburg, Austria
Productsmarine-, offshore-, wind cranes, winches and offshore equipment, davit systems, boats
Websitewww.palfingermarine.com

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).

Branding

With March 2016 the acquired companies Ned-Deck Marine, Dreggen and Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM) have been integrated under one 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


Europe

  • Salzburg, Österreich
  • Seimsfoss, Norwegen
  • Bergen, Norwegen
  • Harderwijk, Niederlande
  • Schiedam, Niederlande
  • Odense, Dänemark
  • Gosport, UK
  • Dägeling, Deutschland
  • Livorno, Italien
  • Cadiz, Spanien
  • Gosport, United Kingdom


America

  • Houston, Texas, USA
  • New Iberia, Louisiana, USA
  • Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
  • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien


Asia

  • Singapore
  • Shanghai, China
  • Hong Kong
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Dubai, UAE
  • Fujairah, UAE
  • Abu Dhabi, UAE


Production
  • Olve, Norwegen
  • Harderwijk, Niederlande
  • Gdynia, Polen
  • Maribor, Slowenien
  • Ishimbay, Russland
  • Hanoi (2x), Vietnam
  • Qingdao, China


References
  1. "Marine and Offshore Cranes - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Palfinger Marine Davit Systems - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. "Boats - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. "Palfinger Marine Wind Cranes - Lifetime Excellence". Palfinger.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. 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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