MACGREGOR

MacGREGOR Adds to Offshore Portfolio

Recent acquisitions by MacGREGOR – part of the Cargotec Corporation – include several companies working in the offshore support sector (Grampian Hydraulics, Hydramarine and Plimsoll), and the company has just added another to the portfolio: Vestnorsk Hydraulikkservice AS MacGREGOR’s expansion into the offshore support sector continues with its latest acquisition, Vestnorsk Hydraulikkservice AS (VNH). The company is a service and turn-key system supplier to the offshore and marine industries, its main focus being offshore hydraulics service and products. VNH has a 1,100m² workshop suitable for service of hydraulic equipment in Ågotnes, west of Bergen, Norway. The company has net sales of €4.5 million and employs 21 people. Vestnorsk Hydraulikkservice AS is today owned by Vestnorsk Holding AS. VNH works fully in the offshore industry and carries out installation, troubleshooting and repairs on and off shore. About 80 per cent of its revenue comes from service, the rest from various hydraulic turn-key projects. MacGREGOR recently acquired Norway-based Hydramarine AS and Singapore-based Plimsoll Corporation Pte Ltd. Both companies specialise in hydraulic and electrical deck machinery for ship owners, yards and operators in the offshore industry. Hydramarine’s key products are large Active Heave Compensated cargo handling solutions for the offshore industry. It offers a complete range of cranes, davits, winches and subsea load handling solutions

Cargotec Wins Macgregor Electric Cranes Order

In April Cargotec confirmed a new order for 21 MacGregor variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes to be installed on seven 28,000 dwt multipurpose cargo ships. The ships will be built at Huanghai Shipbuilding in China for Ethiopian Shipping lines, and the MacGregor cranes are scheduled for delivery between August 2012 and September 2013. Three MacGregor GLE electric cranes will be installed on each ship: five ships will be equipped with a 60-tonne and two 80-tonne cranes

Cargotec Supplies MacGregor Access Equipment For Cruise Ships

Cargotec is supplying MacGregor access equipment for two cruise ships for MEYER WERFT, scheduled for delivery in 2013 and 2014. The contract includes passenger doors, tender platforms, shell doors and platforms for loading stores, bunkers and luggage, and for mooring operations, and the weight of the MacGregor equipment totals around 230 tonnes per shipset. "Each ship will be provided with MacGregor passenger access equipment which enables smooth and safe embarkation of passengers

Cargotec Equipment to Norway

Cargotec supplies MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis to Norwegian municipalities and a hydraulically operated MacGregor vehicle shore ramp to Grenland Havn. The Norwegian municipalities of Vikna, Leka and Nærøy are jointly  procuring four MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis, each comprising a pontoon and shore walkway.  Passengers will be able to access a water taxi at all states of tide without needing to negotiate steps

Cargotec Receives Order for Cargo Cranes From China

Cargotec has confirmed a contract worth some EUR 10 million from a Chinese shipyard to deliver twenty 120-ton MacGregor GLH cargo-handling cranes for ten general cargo vessels. The cranes will be delivered during 2012 and 2013. The order is booked in the first quarter of 2012. “MacGregor cranes offer efficient and reliable cargo-handling solutions to our customers,” said Svante Lundberg, Sales Manager for cargo cranes at Cargotec.

MacGregor Receives €37 Million Order from Hornbeck

Cargotec's MacGregor has received €37 million order from Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. to deliver four 250-ton active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes for four multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV).  The cranes will be delivered between fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2015. The order is booked in the second quarter 2013 order intake. "MPSVs are specialized vessels that are principally used to support complex deepwater subsea construction, installation

Cargotec Delivers MacGregor Equipment for India

In August, Indian bulk export specialists, VM  Salgaocar & Bros. Pvt. Ltd signed an agreement with Cargotec for the supply of a range of MacGregor transloading equipment for handling iron ore at the company’s new terminal in Goa, India. Cargotec’s scope of supply will include following MacGregor equipment: cranes, hoppers, a deck-conveyor system with a rated capacity of 2,000 tph and a shiploader.  

Cargotec to Deliver RoRo Equipment

In June, Cargotec signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd in South Korea to deliver MacGregor RoRo equipment for four deepsea ConRo vessels to be built for a Saudi Arabian owner. The contract includes 1600 tons of MacGregor equipment for each of the four vessels, including jumbo quarter ramps, stern doors, ramp covers, bulkhead doors, and two levels of hoistable decks and movable access ramps, all of which will be delivered in 2012-13.

Cargotec Delivering MacGregor RoRo Equipment

In October Cargotec secured two contracts worth around EUR 15 million for complete MacGregor RoRo access and transfer systems for deepsea Container/RoRo (ConRo) vessels.   “Both of these contracts are for vessels that will carry general and project cargo, as well as various type of RoRo cargo, and this calls for specialist knowledge,” says Magnus Sjöberg, Sales Director for RoRo Ships at Cargotec

MacGregor Wins Multiple Offshore Winch Orders

MacGregor offshore winches have been specified for 22 new anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction at three Chinese shipyards for several international owners.   MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for 22 anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction for a number of international owners