What Tech-Marine does

Tech-Marine is a Danish privately held maritime and civil works group founded in 1991, headquartered in Tikøb near Copenhagen. The company operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Tech-Marine Equipment ApS, which supplies mooring equipment and deck accessories for vessels and water-borne installations; Tech-Marine Consulting ApS, which provides naval architecture, ship design, FEM-based structural calculations, class drawings, and project supervision; and Tech-Marine Construction ApS, which designs and produces advanced steel structures for civil works and offshore wind applications. Tech-Marine holds a patented hatch cover opening system approved by Germanischer Lloyd and claims 42% (60% per its homepage banner) market share of the world's cruise vessel mooring equipment.

Name

Tech-Marine

Legal name

Tech-Marine

Website

https://tech-marine.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tech-Marine is a Danish maritime and civil works group supplying mooring equipment, naval architecture consulting, and steel structures to shipyards, shipowners, cruise lines, and infrastructure contractors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Equipment and Naval Architecture Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Deck Fittings & Hardware (Bitts, Fairleads, Cleats, Anchors & Chains) (IMAJAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Fabrication & Marine Engineering (Custom Fabrication, Modifications, Conversions) (TLAHAMAH), Production Design & Detailed Engineering (3D CAD, Drawings, BOM, Nesting) (IMAJAGAK), Marine Outfitting & Interior Refurbishment (TLAKAKAL), Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

Keywords

• Marine mooring equipment
• Naval architecture consulting
• Shipyard equipment supply
• Steel structure fabrication
• Civil works engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Tikøb

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mooring Equipment and Deck Accessories Sales: Production and sale of mooring equipment, deck accessories, harbour equipment, and windmill equipment. Products include bollards, fairleads, chocks, rope reels, hatch covers, and chain stoppers. Sales direct to shipyards and shipowners. Production primarily in Poland and China with quality supervision from Denmark.
2. Maritime and Steel Consulting Services: Provides design, calculations, and drawing services including ship design, technical calculations (strength, FEM, stability), class drawings, surveys, and project support to shipyards and civil works industry.
3. Steel Structure Production: Designs and produces fabricated steel elements and advanced steel structures for civil works including concrete moulds, platforms, ramps, and industrial steel components. Production in Poland with quality assurance.
4. Overhaul and Maintenance Services: TM overhaul repair and maintenance service for mooring equipment, conducted on board when ship is in service or ashore.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tech-Marine is a Danish marine and civil works company that supplies mooring equipment (bollards, fairleads, chain stoppers, hatch covers, deck accessories), harbour equipment, and windmill foundation equipment to shipyards and shipowners, while providing naval architecture consulting (ship design, FEM calculations, stability analysis, class drawings) and designing advanced steel structures for civil works infrastructure. Production occurs primarily in Poland and China with Danish quality supervision.

Product overview

Tech-Marine is a Danish maritime and civil works company organized into three independent subsidiaries: Tech-Marine Equipment ApS supplies mooring equipment and deck accessories for vessels and water-borne installations; Tech-Marine Consulting ApS provides naval architecture, design, calculations, and drawing services; and Tech-Marine Construction ApS designs and produces steel structures. The group offers a comprehensive portfolio including patented folding hatch covers, bollards, fairleads, harbour equipment, and windmill foundation equipment. Production is primarily conducted in Poland with manufacturing capabilities in China as well, serving shipyards, shipowners, and civil works contractors globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mooring Equipment Complete mooring equipment for vessels including bollards, chain stoppers, fairleads, and mooring rings, supplied to shipyards and shipowners with class certification.
• Hatch Covers Record-breaking folding hatch covers with patented opening system, including 4-fold weather deck hatch with span of 16.5m dimensioned for container cargo up to 90 tons per stack, approved by Germanischer Lloyd.
• Deck Accessories Design and customization of deck accessories including chocks, rope reels, bitts, and various deck hardware for vessels.
• Harbour Equipment Harbour equipment including twin horn bollards, column bollards, tee head bollards, mooring rings, lighthouses, footbridges, and light columns.
• Windmill Foundation Equipment Windmill equipment including steel moulds, boat landings, guard rails, twin horn bollards, and davit cranes for offshore wind farms.
• Tender Equipment Recessed deck and shell bitts for tender tugs and vessels, designed and produced by Tech-Marine Equipment.
• Bollards Bollards in various designs from DN150 to DN650, including ISO, DIN, and Tech-Marine shapes for mooring and towing applications.
• Vertical Rollers Vertical rollers for rope guidance in multiple standard and customized configurations based on Fincantieri and DIN standards.
• Universal Fairleads Universal fairleads with 4 to 10 rollers in standard or customized configurations including frame, roller size, and roller position options.
• End Fastening for Chains End fastening for chains produced according to IACS UR A2 (rev.3), IMO MSC 35(63), and OCIMF guidelines, including Smit brackets and chain stoppers.
• Maritime Consulting Services Ship design, technical calculations, class drawings, survey services, design of mooring equipment, and supervision/QA documentation for the maritime industry.
• Steel Construction Services Fabricated steel elements, design of advanced steel structures, strength calculations, handling equipment, pressure vessels, and quality assurance services.
• TM Overhaul Service Mooring equipment overhaul, repair, and maintenance service for vessels both on board when the ship is in service or ashore.
• Logistics Services Transport of steel constructions and mooring equipment arranged by Tech-Marine, using their own network of truck companies for deliveries in Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42% market share of world cruise vessel mooring equipment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rapp Marine: Rapp Marine designs and supplies deck fittings, bollards, fairleads, winches and hatch covers for naval and commercial vessels. Its product portfolio and customer base (shipyards, navies, offshore) closely mirror Tech-Marine's equipment offering.
• Bridon-Bekaert (Bekaert Ropes): Bridon-Bekaert is a global leader in synthetic and steel mooring ropes plus associated fittings used by shipyards and shipowners. It is comparable to Tech-Marine as a mooring-equipment supplier to commercial marine operators.
• ILSIN Heavy Industries: ILSIN Heavy Industries supplies marine deck machinery, hatch covers and offshore equipment, primarily to shipbuilders in Korea and overseas. It is a direct peer to Tech-Marine in shipyard-supplied class-approved equipment.
• PALFINGER: PALFINGER manufactures marine deck equipment, cranes, davits and lifecycle services used on commercial ships and offshore platforms. Its marine product line overlaps directly with Tech-Marine's bollards, deck fittings and wind-farm equipment offerings.
• MacGregor: MacGregor is a leading global supplier of marine cargo and load-handling solutions, including mooring systems, deck machinery and hatch covers for commercial vessels. It is a direct peer to Tech-Marine's mooring and deck accessory business across cruise, cargo and offshore segments.
• TTS Group: TTS Group (now part of Cargotec) supplies marine and offshore deck equipment including hatch covers, cargo access systems and mooring gear. It competes with Tech-Marine in the same shipyard and shipowner channels for class-approved deck and mooring equipment.

Others

• Damen Shipyards: Damen is a global shipbuilder that designs and constructs vessels in-house, including their own deck and mooring specifications. It is comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant that buys and integrates the type of mooring and deck equipment Tech-Marine supplies.

Broad incumbents

• Cargotec: Cargotec owns MacGregor and TTS Group, making it a broad incumbent in marine cargo and load handling. Its portfolio spans many of the same equipment categories as Tech-Marine's mooring and hatch-cover business, but at significantly larger scale and global breadth.
• Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä provides a wide range of marine solutions including ship design, lifecycle services and marine equipment. It is comparable to Tech-Marine as a broad incumbent in maritime engineering and ship services, though it operates at a much larger scale.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Kongsberg Maritime is a major supplier of integrated ship design, navigation, automation and offshore systems with naval architecture capabilities. It competes in Tech-Marine's consulting/design space and also sells adjacent marine equipment, though across a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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