PALFINGER MARINE is the proud supplier to Ship of the Year 2017

30.05.2017

PALFINGER MARINE’s contribution to award-winning NKT Victoria is a comprehensive package of winches, cranes and lifesaving equipment.

In a ceremony at the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo today, the new state-of-the-art high-voltage cable laying vessel NKT Victoria was announced as winner of the prestigious Ship of the Year award, issued by the shipping journal Skipsrevyen. The annual award goes to a Norwegian-built vessel that represents innovation, value added and technological advances. The goal is to acknowledge innovation in Norwegian ship development. This year’s second contender was the Windea Leibniz, a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for the offshore wind industry.

“PALFINGER MARINE warmly congratulates ship owner NKT along with the vessel’s building yard and design company with winning Ship of the year 2017. We are proud to be one of the suppliers to NKT Victoria, contributing to increase the vessel’s safety and operational efficiency with a comprehensive deck equipment package”, says Vice President Sales & Marketing in PALFINGER MARINE, Bjørn Sturle Hillestad.

PALFINGER MARINE has already a track record as supplier to Ship of the Year. The recent four years PALFINGER MARINE has equipped the three award winners of 2017, 2015 and 2013 – in addition to several runners-up.
To NKT Victoria, PALFINGER MARINE supplied a package consisting of a major winch package (including anchor- and mooring winches, 6-point mooring system winches, A&R winches and various pulling winches) where all of them are electrical driven, two foldable knuckle boom cranes, two totally enclosed lifeboats with accompanying davits, as well as a rescue boat davit.

“This major delivery truly showcases PALFINGER MARINE as a competitive one stop-shop for high-quality deck equipment to the maritime industry. Having a single supplier of complete packages with cranes, winches, lifesaving appliances and other offshore equipment – all supported by attractive service solutions – saves customers time and money, and reduces complexity in their procurement processes. Our global service network helps customers to streamline the service needs for their deck equipment”, Hillestad says.

PALFINGER MARINE's scope of delivery to NKT Victoria

Lifesaving Equipment:

2 x LBT 750 C totally enclosed lifeboat
2 x NPD 11300H pivoting davit + 2 x LBT 750 lifeboat
1 x NPDS 3500HFR pivoting davit

Winches:

1 x Complete anchor and mooring winch package, five winches in total
1 x Complete six-points mooring winch system, six winches in total
3 x Abandon and recovery winches
2 x Initiation winches
2 x Tugger winches

Cranes:

2 x PK8500TM foldable knuckle boom crane

See NKT Victoria on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjAM4H4rGOo

ABOUT PALFINGER MARINE

The international mechanical engineering company PALFINGER is the world's leading provider of innovative crane and lifting solutions. As a global partner for pioneering and reliable deck equipment and lifesaving appliances, PALFINGER MARINE supplies high-quality products to fulfill standardized and customized demands. Supported worldwide by a network of experienced and skilled specialists, we provide flexible and efficient service solutions. Our portfolio gives a competitive edge for customers in the maritime and offshore industry.

ABOUT PALFINGER AG

PALFINGER is an international technology and mechanical engineering company and the world's leading producer and provider of innovative crane and lifting solutions. With around 12,350 employees*, 30 manufacturing sites and a worldwide, comprehensive sales and service network, PALFINGER creates added value from the challenges of its customers. PALFINGER is consistently continuing on its course as a provider of innovative, complete solutions that deliver increased efficiency and better operability, while leveraging the potential of digitalization along the entire production and value chain.

PALFINGER AG has been listed on the Vienna stock exchange since 1999, and in 2024 achieved revenue of EUR 2.36 billion.

*Without contingent workers.

QUERIES TO

Eva-Maria Wimmer | Marketing & Communication | PALFINGER MARINE
T +43 662 4684 | marketing-marine@palfinger.com