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.
Products
Marine cranes: 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: knuckle boom, slewing and travelling cranes mainly for the oil and gas industry. Winches and Offshore Equipment, Davit systems and Boats: davits and boats for the oil and gas industry, offshore vessels, substation platforms, navy/coast guard, etc. Wind cranes 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, a dutch manufacturer of launch and recovery systems, and Ned-Decks subsidiary company Fast RSQ, a boat manufacturer. In 2012 PALFINGER took over Bergen Group Dreggen, 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.
Branding
With March 2016 the acquired companies Ned-Deck Marine, Dreggen and Norwegian Deck Machinery 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, 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.
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. In June 2016, PALFINGER intends to make a takeover bid for Norwegian TTS Group ASA.
