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Maritime Equipment Industry

Leading Maritime Equipment Industry

Looking for cutting edge technologies?
Looking for exceptional maritime talents?
Looking for close cooperation with world leading shipowners?

Have a look at Denmark!

The global outlook of the Danish maritime cluster has given Denmark a strong international maritime network, which facilitates business at an international level. A driving force for this cluster is also the high standards of engineering solutions provided by Danish companies and research institutions. These competencies have made Danish maritime systems and equipment competitive all over the world.

The Danish maritime equipment industry is technologically advanced and innovative. Industrial production within the maritime industry has been in the forefront for centuries, due to Denmark’s trade and shipping history. Danish maritime equipment is supplied to shipbuilders all over the world.
This long tradition provides a fertile ground for growth companies in the maritime field.


Leading technologies

Danish maritime equipment suppliers are innovative and at the cutting edge when it comes to developing new technologies – and has been so for many years, e.g.:

• MAN Diesel Group, with Danish engineers in the forefront, were the first in the world to develop the diesel engine as a maritime power source
• Odense Steel Shipyard has played an important role in the development of flexible robots
• Hempel has developed biocide-free systems and "non-stick" fouling release coatings
• Thrane & Thrane is the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile satellite and radio communication
systems


last updated: 2008.08.27
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