The Japanese propeller manufacturer - Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd. and the German shipbuilding firm - Becker Marine Systems are further expanding their strategic partnership, after decades of cooperation.
The combined product portfolio of both companies creates a strong hydrodynamic system provider for propulsion and maneuvering of ships of all sizes, for shipyards and shipping companies worldwide.
Product portfolios that complement each other
Together, they can make good use of the product portfolios that complement each other well in the aft ship area
The Japanese company - Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd. takes a majority stake in the German shipbuilding supplier - Becker Marine Systems. This means that two of the world‘s renowned market and technology solutions companies of the maritime industry will be working even more closely together in the future. Together, they can make good use of the product portfolios that complement each other well in the aft ship area.
Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd., as the worldwide renowned company for propellers and Becker Marine Systems, as a global manufacturer of high-efficient rudders and maritime energy-saving devices, can thus not only deliver their own technical solutions for medium-sized and large ship types, but can also offer more efficient combined systems for the aft section of vessels.
Nakashima Propeller - Becker Marine Systems partnership
“We have gotten to know Nakashima Propeller as a much respected and reliable partner through decades of cooperation,” said Dirk Lehmann and Henning Kuhlmann, the two Managing Directors at Becker Marine Systems,
They added, “And, because we are expert suppliers in the area in front of and behind the propeller, with well-known products, such as the Becker Mewis Duct and the Becker Rudder family, the cooperation with the globally leading propeller manufacturer is, of course, a perfect fit.”
Offer a well-coordinated set of innovative technologies
Both family companies will aim to be able to offer a very well-coordinated set of innovative technologies, in both the newbuilding and retrofit sectors.
Customers can now put together attractive overall packages from products that have been successfully tested worldwide. This includes Nakashima’s propellers and bow thruster systems and Becker‘s maneuvering systems, energy-saving devices and battery solutions.
State-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics departments
Both companies also have state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) departments, which will be used even more efficiently together.
We will make a significant contribution to total optimisation for propulsive performance"
Takayoshi Nakashima, the President of Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd., said “Becker and Nakashima have started the cooperation since 1978. This time, we are pleased to enhance the strategic partnership with Becker Marine Systems through this agreement. I strongly believe that the relationship and trust which both families and management teams built over 40 years enables us to reach this agreement successfully.”
He adds, “We will make a significant contribution to total optimisation for propulsive performance, as well as maneuvering performance to our customers, during entire lifecycle of ships.”
Merger of companies beneficial for ship owners and shipyards
Dirk Lehmann and Henning Kuhlmann will continue to hold the position of Managing Directors at the companies.
As Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd.and Becker Marine Systems benefit even more from the new partner‘s additional product portfolio in the future, the merger of the two companies will be advantageous for ship owners and shipyards, concerning the use of an optimised maritime technology package and a global service network that is active in all time zones.
