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At the prestigious Marintec fair in Shanghai, China, Becker Marine Systems will present the Manufacturer Quality Award for the first time. This accolade is a recognition of outstanding quality performance, acknowledging the commitment and professionalism of NanTong Ocean Ship Equipment Co., Ltd. (Cosco YP). Becker Marine Systems presents Manufacturer Quality Award It‘s the first time Becker Marine Systems has given this award on a global level This award, which will be personally presented by Henning Kuhlmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems, on December 5th, marks a premiere. It‘s the first time Becker Marine Systems has given this award on a global level. “With this award, we want to express our gratitude to Cosco YP for its excellent process control, continuous improvements, and the provision of high-quality products for our customers,” says Henning Kuhlmann. Cosco YP and Becker Marine Systems partnership Behind this successful cooperation is more than seven years of collaboration between Cosco YP and Becker Marine Systems. The partnership started with four ship sets and now encompasses over 60 complete ship sets and over 40 trunk sets of high-efficiency rudder systems.  Customers include major shipyards of the COSCO group, Hudong, Jiangnan, Waigaoqiao, DSIC, GSIC, New Yangzi Group, among others. “For Cosco YP, receiving this award is a great honour and recognition of our work,” says Ran Hongbo, General Manager of Nantong Ocean Ship Equipment. Cooperation extended to Energy Saving Devices (ESD) Last year, the cooperation was also extended to the production of Energy Saving Devices (ESD). For this purpose, the workshop in Nantong was set up as one of the production sites for ESD. Both companies share a similar philosophy in terms of management, optimising their advantages, accepting differences, and striving for the highest customer satisfaction.

Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems is presenting new product developments, its cooperation with strategic partner Nakashima Propeller and the combined product portfolio of energy-saving solutions at SMM 2022, the international trade fair for the maritime industry. Propulsion efficiency and improved manoeuvrability For decades, Becker has been known as one of the innovation drivers in the marine industry. The range of groundbreaking product developments covers not only the superior Becker Twist Rudder for propulsion efficiency and the high-lift Becker Flap Rudder for improved manoeuvrability but also features well-proven energy-saving devices like the Becker Twisted Fin and the Becker Mewis Duct®. These products made by Becker Marine Systems have become benchmarks for efficient vessel design. Business activities And the company’s constant striving for technical innovation is also well reflected in its new business activities: Becker has examined various wind propulsion systems and is researching rigid wings. These sails can be folded and are a very promising technology for wind-assisted propulsion of merchant's vessels. Ships with wind-assisted propulsion will have different manoeuvring and course-keeping Consequently, Becker developed and launched the retractable anti-drift device Becker Daggerboard (order pending). Becker has developed a rotary vane steering gear, enabling the company to offer complete packages of rudders with steering gears Manoeuvring systems and energy-saving devices New products like Becker Steering Gear and Becker Daggerboard widen our expertise in new fields" “Our well-proven manoeuvring systems and energy-saving devices are being continuously further developed. New products like Becker Steering Gear and Becker Daggerboard widen our expertise into new fields,” says Henning Kuhlmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems. “Challenging EEXI and CII regulations are in the focus of all ship owners. In close cooperation with our partner Nakashima Propeller, we will offer our customers optimised manoeuvring and energy-efficiency packages to meet these regulations.” Pitch propellers and bow thrusters In March 2021 Nakashima Propeller partnered with Becker Marine Systems by taking over the majority of shares. Nakashima Propeller is one of the manufacturers of fixed pitch propellers and looks back at almost a century of propeller design and production. Their product range also includes controllable pitch propellers and bow thrusters of various designs. The company is investing in developing new technologies, such as CFRP Propellers and GFRP Stators. Highest level of hydrodynamic know-how One of the projects is a digitalised evaluation and monitoring system that aims at a centralised motion control of ships Becker Marine Systems and Nakashima Propeller are maintaining the highest level of hydrodynamic know-how. Joint research and development projects are on the way to improving the performance of modern ship design to the benefit of both customers and the environment. One of these projects is a digitalised evaluation and monitoring system that aims at a centralised motion control of ships. This system also considers data from propulsion and manoeuvring devices, including Becker’s intelligent rudder monitoring and bearing wear measuring system. Performance  packages The company’s path to combining the latest technology with good quality and a superior after-sales service seems to meet the requirements of its customers. Becker’s order books are full regardless of pandemic restrictions, material cost developments, or disrupted global supply chains. Becker Marine Systems is proud to report numerous new orders for this year, in particular for Performance Packages (Becker Twist Rudder combined with Becker Twisted Fin or Becker Mewis Duct®). These orders include: High-efficiency Becker Rudders for over 20 units of 174,000 cbm LNG carriers built at Chinese shipyards.  Becker Twist Rudders for a large series of 3,055 TEU feeder vessels under construction at JMU in Japan. Performance Packages of Becker Twist Rudders combined with Becker Twisted Fins for a large number of 7,000 TEU, 13,000 TEU, 16,000 TEU, and 24,000 TEU container ships at mostly Chinese and Korean shipyards.  Retrofit orders for Becker Mewis Duct® and Becker Twisted Fin for more than 50 vessels of various designs, ranging from 56,000 dwt bulk carriers up to 400,000 dwt huge ore carriers. 

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.