Towimor S.A.

What Towimor S.A. does

Towimor S.A. is a Polish manufacturer of shipboard deck machinery with over 50 years of operating history, headquartered in Toruń, Poland, with a regional subsidiary — TOWIMOR ASIA — in Busan, South Korea. The company's product portfolio covers anchor windlasses (chain caliber 32–152 mm, grades K3/K2), mooring winches (pull 50–370 kN), cargo winches, towing winches, capstans, and specialized recovery winches for offshore applications. Drive configurations span electric pole-change, electric frequency-controlled, and hydraulic systems; optional features include a Full Auto Hydraulic Brake, backup systems, Mooring Host System, radio control, and a Smart Winch System. The cumulative installed base is reported at nearly 4,000 ships, with active participation in trade exhibitions including Marintec Shanghai and SMM Hamburg.

The customer base divides into two segments. Shipyard clients — Hyundai Samho, Samsung Heavy Industries, Hudong-Zhonghua, Yangzijiang, HANWHA Ocean, and SWS — receive equipment for newbuild installations, with the company securing recent orders spanning 24,000 TEU ultra-large container vessels, 15,000 TEU LNG-powered container ships, FLNG units, and wind turbine installation vessels. Owner/operator clients — CMA CGM, WAN HAI Lines, Pacific International Lines, Evergreen Marine, and Peter Doehle — provide aftermarket pull. The business model is project-based: quote-driven custom orders for newbuilds and retrofits, with recurring revenue from global after-sales service, commissioning, spare parts, repairs, overhauls, and technical inspections. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by the Busan regional hub.

Corporate structure is a privately held Polish joint-stock company (S.A.). No funding rounds, acquisitions, or capital-markets transactions are disclosed in the input data. The strategic posture in 2024–2025 is oriented toward upmarket vessel categories and adjacent offshore-energy verticals, anchored by a deepening relationship with Korean Tier-1 shipyards.

Name

Towimor S.A.

Legal name

TOWIMOR S.A.

Website

https://towimor.com.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Towimor S.A. is a Polish manufacturer of maritime deck equipment — anchor windlasses, mooring winches, cargo winches, and offshore winches — serving global shipyards and ship owners with nearly 4,000 vessels equipped over 50+ years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Deck Equipment

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Cargo Handling & Lifting Equipment (Cranes, Derricks, Hoists) (IMAJAIAB)

Keywords

• Maritime deck equipment
• Ship deck machinery
• Anchor windlasses
• Mooring winches
• Marine hydraulic systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Toruń

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Deck Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Design and manufacture of ship's deck equipment including anchor windlasses, mooring winches, cargo winches, towing winches, and capstans. Revenue generated from equipment sales to shipyards and ship owners for newbuilding projects and retrofits.
2. After Sales Services: Global after sales service including skilled service engineers, commissioning, spare parts supply, technical support, repairs, overhauls, upgrades, and technical inspections. Services provided at ports worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Towimor S.A. designs and manufactures ship deck equipment including anchor windlasses, mooring winches, cargo winches, towing winches, capstans, and recovery winches for container carriers, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG carriers, FPSO/FLNG platforms, and wind turbine installation vessels. The equipment is offered with electric or electrohydraulic drive systems and supported by a global after-sales service network including commissioning, spare parts, repairs, overhauls, and technical inspections.

Product overview

Towimor S.A. is a maritime deck equipment manufacturer with over 50 years of experience supplying shipyards, owners, and class societies. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of deck machinery including Anchor Windlass and Mooring Winches (with electric or electrohydraulic drive), Full Auto Hydraulic Brakes, Cargo Winches, Towing Winches, Capstans, and Recovery Winches for offshore applications. These products serve container carriers, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG vessels, Ro-Ro ships, ferries, passenger/cruise ships, FPSO/FLNG platforms, and wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV). The company complements its equipment offerings with global after-sales services including commissioning, spare parts, repairs, overhauls, and technical support. Towimor operates a regional facility in Busan, Korea (Towimor Asia) providing local service, testing, and assembly capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anchor Windlass and Mooring Winches Ship deck equipment offered with electric or electrohydraulic drive for anchor handling and mooring. Designed for container carriers, bulk carriers, MPCs, Ro-Ro ships, ferries, passenger/cruise ships, LNG carriers, FPSO, FLNG, WTIV, tankers, and chemical tankers. Mooring pull 50-370 kN; windlass chain caliber 32-152 mm K3/K2. Features split or unsplit drums for synthetic or steel wire hawser, automatic or non-automatic operation, back-up system, mooring host system, and radio control.
• Cargo Winches Deck cargo handling winches with electric or electrohydraulic drive for various shipboard cargo operations.
• Towing Winches Deck towing winches with electric or electrohydraulic drive for maritime towing operations.
• Capstans Ship deck capstans with electric or electrohydraulic drive for mooring and anchoring operations.
• Recovery Winches Offshore recovery winches for specialized maritime projects such as FLNG applications, designed for heavy-duty offshore operations.
• After Sales Services Global post-delivery support including skilled service engineers, commissioning, spare parts availability during machinery lifecycle, technical support, repairs, overhauls, upgrades, and technical inspections available at ports worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment supplied for world's largest LNG-powered container ship (CMA CGM Notre Dame)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hyundai SamhocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Major Korean shipbuilding partner. Towimor named Partner of the Year 2025 by Hyundai Samho. Multiple newbuilding projects contracted including container ships for WAN HAI Lines (8,700 TEU) and CMA CGM (15,500 TEU).
• Samsung ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2024Major Korean shipbuilder and long-term partner. Multiple projects including recovery winches for CEDAR FLNG project and 16 container vessels for Evergreen (15,000 TEU) with advanced smart winch systems.
• Hudong ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese shipbuilding partner for multiple container ship projects including vessels for Pacific International Lines (9,000 TEU) and Peter Doehle (13,000 TEU).
• Yangzhijang ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese shipyard for mega container vessel projects. Major order for ten 24,000 TEU vessels with 37-ton winches and windlasses with 152mm chain caliber.
• HANWHA Ocean (Hanwha Shipyard)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKorean offshore shipbuilder. First delivery and commissioning completed for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) with 63-ton wire anchor winches.
• SWS (Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese shipyard for container vessels. Contract for 8 ships for CMA CGM.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brunvoll: Norwegian manufacturer of marine winches, deck machinery, and propulsion systems. Directly competes with Towimor in the marine winch and mooring equipment space, particularly for offshore and merchant vessels.
• MacGregor: Part of Cargotec, MacGregor is a global leader in marine deck machinery, including mooring systems, winches, and windlasses, with comparable product portfolio and shipyard customer base as Towimor.
• PALFINGER: Austrian manufacturer of lifting and deck equipment with a dedicated marine product line including winches, cranes, and davits. Competes with Towimor in marine deck equipment for commercial and offshore vessels.
• Nakashima Propeller: Japanese manufacturer of marine equipment including propellers and deck machinery. Comparable niche competitor serving Japanese shipyards with overlapping deck equipment offerings.
• Hawboldt Industries: Canadian manufacturer of marine deck machinery including winches, windlasses, and capstans. Closely comparable niche competitor to Towimor with similar product specialization in shipboard deck equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Wärtsilä: Finnish marine systems integrator offering ship equipment, services, and lifecycle solutions. While much broader in scope, Wärtsilä includes marine deck equipment and aftermarket services comparable to Towimor's offerings.
• Royal IHC: Dutch marine equipment supplier specializing in dredging, offshore, and shipbuilding equipment, including deck machinery. Larger, broader portfolio but overlapping deck equipment product lines with Towimor.
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries: Large Japanese industrial conglomerate with a marine equipment division producing deck machinery, winches, and hydraulic systems for ships. Competes with Towimor in Asian shipyard specifications while serving a much broader industrial portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/towimor-s.a.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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