With the global economy on the way to recovery and the offshore industry growing substantially, Brazil is acting as major trailblazer in the market place. The marine equipment supplier HATLAPA has been matching the trend in recent years by increasing its activities in the offshore sector as well as making Brazil one of its geographical focus areas. In the past two years, HATLAPA appointed a new representative in Brazil – TRIDENTE – and furthermore extended its offshore product portfolio by developing special winches and deck machinery packages suitable for extreme offshore conditions.