Deck gear companies to join forces
The Triplex acquisition will give Hatlapa access to the Norwegian and South American offshore markets
Hatlapa Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex, extending Hatlapa’s portfolio to offer complete deck machinery packages for offshore supply and AHTS vessels.
According to Hamburg-based Hatlapa, which makes compressors, steering gear and winches, the Triplex product portfolio fits well against that of its new parent, and both companies’ structuresand philosophies are very similar.
Hatlapa says that with oil and gas exploration and production taking place in deeper waters the requirements of support vessels is developing significantly and with it the need for more sophisticated and automated equipment. This is in addition to the growing demands of wind farm support vessels. “We are now in a position to deliver everything from winches and remote controlled gantry cranes (Multi Deck Handler – MDH) with manipulator, to stern rollers – basically all the deck machinery you need”, comments Hatlapa´s managing director Alexander Nürnberg.
Triplex has 70 employees in Averøy, near Kristiansund, and has an annual turnover of €30 million. The company, which claims to be the global market leader for anchor handling systems, buoys and ropes on board ships, has a second site in Chile, with 17 employees.
While Hatlapa has a strong position in the Asian market, the Triplex acquisition opens a door to the normally inaccessible Norwegian and Brazilian markets. Three out of four Norwegian fishing vessels and a majority of offshore supply vessels in the oil industry are said to carry systems supplied by Triplex. Another benefit is Triplex´s status with Brazilian state oil company Petrobras – where as a fully registered supplier it recently supplied equipment worth €1 million to one of Petrobras´ vessels.
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