What Vulkan-Nova does

Vulkan-Nova d.o.o. is a privately held Croatian limited liability company headquartered in Rijeka that manufactures ship deck equipment and industrial cranes. The company traces its operational lineage to 1929/1931 under the original Vulkan brand, was reorganized through state ownership and a 1992 split into four entities, and was re-established in its current form in 2006 when STROJOPROMET – ZAGREB d.o.o. and RAM d.o.o. acquired the bankrupt Vulkan-dibo assets. Today it operates a single manufacturing facility in Rijeka with a workforce of 90–120 employees, well below its 1984 historical peak of 1,399.

The company's product portfolio splits across two main lines. The ship programme includes winches (anchor windlasses, mooring winches, capstans, towing winches, pilot ladder and rope storage winches), chain stoppers, bollards, fairleads, Panama chocks, guide rollers, swivel fairleads, and Smit brackets. The crane programme covers single and double girder bridge cranes, overhead bridge cranes, pillar jib cranes, portal cranes up to 60 tonnes, ship engine room, provision and deck cranes, and marina cranes. Underlying capabilities are entirely physical: in-house design, vertical turning up to 3.2m diameter, gear manufacturing up to module 35, CNC plasma and optical gas cutting of steel and aluminum plates, certified welding to EN 1090, and steel construction assembly up to 20 tonnes. Products comply with ISO, DIN, NS, and classification society (DNV, RMRS) standards, and the company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and EN 1090 certifications.

Vulkan-Nova sells exclusively B2B through direct enterprise sales to shipyards and industrial customers, with pricing determined per project via customized quotation rather than published price lists. Named customers include Fincantieri, Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856, 3. Maj Brodogradilište, Palfinger Marine Norway, Vyborg Shipyard, GS-TMT, Dalmont, Končar, VT Halter Marine, Israel Shipyards, and Algoma Central Corporation, with individual project values disclosed in the single-digit to low-double-digit million-euro range. Geographic reach spans Croatia, Italy, Russia, Scandinavia (via representation partner Smed Engineering AS), the United States, Canada, and Israel. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company carries no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investors.

Name

Vulkan-Nova

Legal name

Vulkan-Nova d.o.o.

Website

https://vulkan-nova.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vulkan-Nova is a Croatian privately held manufacturer of ship deck equipment (winches, bollards, fairleads, mooring fittings) and industrial cranes, selling direct to shipyards and industrial customers in Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, North America, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ship Deck Equipment and Industrial Cranes

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Deck Machinery & Mooring Systems (Winches, Windlasses, Capstans) (IMAJAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG)

Keywords

• Ship deck equipment
• Industrial crane manufacturing
• Marine deck machinery
• Mooring equipment supply
• CNC machining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijeka

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ship Deck Equipment Manufacturing: Design, manufacturing, and supply of winches, cranes, bollards, fairleads, and mooring equipment for new shipbuilding projects and ship repairs. Products are supplied to shipyards globally and installed during ship construction or retrofitted.
2. Industrial Cranes Manufacturing: Production of industrial cranes including bridge cranes, portal cranes, jib cranes for various industrial applications. Supplied to factories, warehouses, shipyards, and production facilities.
3. Machining and Processing Services: CNC machining, gear manufacturing, plate cutting, and steel construction services provided to external customers including other manufacturers and industrial companies.
4. Engineering Design Services: Customized design solutions for ship deck equipment, ship cranes, marina cranes, industrial cranes, and steel constructions. Design documentation complies with classification society requirements.
5. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: Crane and ship equipment servicing, maintenance, and repair services. Includes warranty and post-warranty support, spare parts supply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vulkan-Nova designs and manufactures ship deck equipment (winches, cranes, bollards, fairleads, mooring fittings, Panama chocks, guide rollers, Smit brackets) and industrial cranes (single/double girder bridge cranes, overhead cranes, pillar jib cranes, portal cranes, marina cranes, ship engine room/deck/provision cranes). The company also provides CNC machining, plate cutting, steel construction fabrication, custom engineering design, and after-sales servicing to shipyards and industrial customers globally.

Product overview

Vulkan-Nova is a manufacturer of industrial cranes and ship deck equipment. The product portfolio consists of two main product lines: (1) Cranes covering industrial overhead cranes (single/double girder bridge cranes, overhead cranes, pillar jib cranes, portal cranes), ship cranes (engine room cranes, provision cranes, deck cranes), and marina cranes; and (2) Ship Deck Equipment including winches (windlasses, mooring winches, capstans, towing winches, pilot ladder winches, rope storage winches), mooring fittings (bollards, fairleads, Panama chocks, guide rollers, swivel fairleads, Smit brackets, chain stoppers, SPM stoppers). Services include machining, CNC plate cutting, crane servicing, ship equipment servicing, steel construction manufacturing, and engineering design. The company operates as a traditional manufacturing company with no software products or AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anchor Windlasses Anchor windlasses for ship anchoring operations, designed for anchoring chain and rope handling on vessels. Used by shipyards for new ship construction and ship repair.
• Windlass-Mooring Winches Combined windlass and mooring winches serving dual anchoring and mooring functions on vessels.
• Mooring Winches Winches designed for ship mooring operations to secure vessels to docks and buoys.
• Vertical Capstans Vertical capstans for mooring operations, providing vertical rope handling capability.
• Towing Winches Winches for ship towing operations in harbor and open sea conditions.
• Chain Stoppers Chain stoppers for securing anchor chains during mooring operations.
• SPM Stoppers Single Point Mooring stoppers for offshore mooring applications.
• Engine Room Cranes (Ship Cranes) Ship engine room cranes for cargo lifting, available in single girder, double girder, and slewing variants with capacity from 0.5t to 30t.
• Provision Cranes Cranes for ship loading and unloading of provisions with movable girder, capacity 1-10t and outreach up to 30m.
• Deck Cranes Ship deck cranes for cargo handling operations with lifting capacity 1-5t and cargo speed up to 15m/min.
• Single Girder Bridge Cranes Industrial overhead cranes with single girder design for manufacturing and warehouse applications.
• Double Girder Bridge Cranes Heavy-duty overhead cranes with double girder design for industrial applications.
• Overhead (Underhung) Bridge Cranes Underhung overhead bridge cranes for industrial facilities, power plants, and warehouses with spans up to 30m and capacity up to 10t.
• Pillar Jib Cranes Floor-mounted jib cranes for assembly, maintenance, and warehouse operations with capacity up to 10t and outreach up to 6m.
• Marina Cranes Cranes designed for lifting and lowering vessels at marinas and sports harbors with capacity up to 15t.
• Portal Cranes Gantry cranes for outdoor and indoor production facilities, shipyards, and ports with capacity up to 60t and span up to 30m.
• Bollards Mooring bollards made of structural steel for ship mooring, available in single, double, cross, and recessed types with load capacity 30-1000 kN. Comply with ISO 3913, ISO 13795, NS 2584, DIN 82607.
• Fairleads Fairleads for guiding mooring ropes with rollers made of steel, nominal load 50-270 kN; capacity for breaking force up to 1000 kN.
• Panama Chocks Cast steel mooring chocks for ship mooring and towing operations with capacity up to 1000 kN breaking load; comply with DIN 1915, SB standards.
• Guide Rollers Guide rollers for mooring rope guidance per DIN 81907, NS 2505, SB standards, with housing of structural steel and rollers of cast steel.
• Smit Brackets (Towing Brackets) Towing brackets for towing system connections with SWL 100, 200, and 300 tonnes.
• Machining Services Comprehensive CNC machining services including vertical turning (diameter 3.2m, height 1.4m), vertical milling (3.3m x 1.5m), horizontal milling and drilling (3.2m x 2.3m), and gear manufacturing (module 1.5-35, diameter up to 3200mm). Provided to external manufacturers and industrial companies.
• CNC Plate Cutting CNC plasma cutting for carbon, stainless steel, and aluminum plates up to 35mm thick (8m x 2.5m) and optical gas cutting for steel plates up to 170mm thick (6m x 2m).
• Crane Servicing Maintenance and repair services for cranes within and beyond guarantee period with quick response time from experienced mechanics and electricians.
• Ship Equipment Servicing Service and repair of ship equipment with quick response time, including support for products from other manufacturers.
• Steel Construction Manufacturing Custom steel construction manufacturing up to 20m x 3m dimensions and 20t mass, using MMA, MIG, and MAG welding by certified welders per EN 1090 standard.
• Engineering Design Services Engineering design services for ship deck equipment, ship cranes, marina cranes, industrial cranes, and steel constructions compliant with classification society requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered deck equipment for ships sailing on seas worldwide, with equipment installed on vessels in virtually every sea
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Palfinger MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Austrian marine equipment giant and VULKAN-NOVA have established ongoing collaboration. VULKAN-NOVA produces deck equipment including Davit cranes for lifeboats, winches, and mooring equipment for Palfinger Marine Norway AS. Multiple series deliveries of deck equipment for Vard ship series. Positive audit results led to new collaboration in 2019 with trial production of lifeboat cranes. Palfinger Marine became part of Norwegian Deck Machinery in March 2016.
• Smed Engineering AScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Norwegian company representing VULKAN-NOVA in Scandinavian countries. Partnership includes signed contract for representation and for custom manufacturing of anchoring and mooring equipment. Strategic for market expansion in Scandinavia.
• Končar – Generatori i motori d.d.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Established cooperation in 2019 for manufacturing elements for Končar's products. Order exceeded half a million HRK in May 2019 alone. Successful ongoing collaboration demonstrating multi-year partnership approach.
• Russian Register of Shipping (RMRS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Classification society approval for manufacturing of products and installations on board ships under RMRS supervision. Granted October 24, 2019, enabling market access for Russian maritime regulations compliance.
• Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Historic Croatian shipyard partnership. VULKAN-NOVA supplied nearly 40 products for dock project 537 valued over 7 million euros. Ongoing collaboration includes delivery of mooring fittings, deck equipment, and components for dredgers.
• Dalmont d.o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Croatian shipyard from Kraljevica. VULKAN-NOVA supplies deck equipment for shipbuilding projects including electric deck equipment delivery for project DA/06.
• 3. Maj Brodogradilište d.d.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Long-standing partnership with Rijeka shipyard. Multiple crane deliveries including gantry cranes, engine room cranes for various hull numbers. Supplier of specialized equipment for ship construction.
• DNV (Det Norske Veritas)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2007Classification society partner for quality management system certification. Conducted ISO 9001:2015 recertification audits (2023, 2026). Company certified since December 2007 for design and manufacture of cranes and ship equipment. DNV also partners in quality management certification including EN 1090.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargotec: Finnish parent of MacGregor and TTS Group, providing marine cargo and load handling solutions globally. As the consolidator of major marine equipment competitors, Cargotec represents the scaled incumbent against which Vulkan-Nova competes for shipyard contracts.
• Liebherr: German-Swiss global manufacturer of mobile cranes, crawler cranes, maritime cranes, and ship-to-shore container cranes. Overlaps with Vulkan-Nova in shipyard and ship-deck cranes, but operates as a much larger diversified industrial conglomerate.
• Konecranes: Finnish global leader in industrial cranes, lifting equipment, and port solutions. Overlaps with Vulkan-Nova's industrial crane product line (bridge, portal, jib cranes) for factory and warehouse applications, though Konecranes is far larger and serves a broader market.
• Palfinger Marine: Austrian global marine equipment major offering marine cranes, davits, winches, and handling solutions. Both customer/partner and competitor to Vulkan-Nova; Palfinger sources certain deck equipment from Vulkan-Nova while also offering competing products across marine lifting categories.

Direct peers

• MacGregor: MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is the global leader in marine cargo handling, deck machinery, and load-handling solutions for shipyards and vessel operators. Directly comparable as both companies supply winches, cranes, and deck equipment to major shipyards competing for the same contracts.
• Hatlapa Uetersener Maschinenfabrik: German manufacturer of winches, windlasses, and deck machinery for shipbuilding and offshore. Direct competitor in the European winch and mooring equipment market, with comparable product portfolio including anchor windlasses and mooring winches.
• ABUS Kransysteme: German manufacturer of industrial overhead cranes, jib cranes, and hoists for European industrial customers. Directly comparable in industrial crane product line (bridge cranes, jib cranes) for factory and warehouse applications.
• Braden Winches: US-based manufacturer of winches and hoists for marine, offshore, and energy applications. Directly comparable in winch product category; both serve shipyards and offshore platforms with similar mechanical winch solutions.
• TTS Group: Norwegian-headquartered marine equipment manufacturer specializing in cargo access and deck machinery for shipyards and offshore, now part of Cargotec. Directly competes with Vulkan-Nova in supplying hatch covers, winches, and deck equipment to European shipyards.
• GH Cranes & Components: Spanish manufacturer of industrial overhead cranes, gantry cranes, and jib cranes serving European industrial markets. Similar size and product focus to Vulkan-Nova's industrial crane business, competing for similar mid-sized industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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