日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 14, 2021 (Wed)

Nakashima Propeller has acquired German marine equipment manufacturer Becker Marine Systems (BMS)

BMS’s energy-saving stern duct “Becker Mewis Duct“

　On April 13, Nakashima Propeller announced that it had acquired Becker Marine Systems (BMS), a Germ ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+April+13%2C+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E+announced+that+it+had+acquired+Becker+Marine+Systems+%28BMS%29%2C+a+German+marine+equipment+manufacturer+that+handles+rudders+and+energy-saving+additives.+Through+the+acquisition%2C+the+company+builds+a+system+that+can+integrally+develop+and+propose+the+propellers+that+our+company+is+the+mainstay%2C+the+rudder+of+BMS%2C+and+the+energy-saving+additives+that+both+companies+deal+with.+In+addition%2C+by+taking+advantage+of+BMS%E2%80%99s+extensive+experience+and+knowledge+of+energy-saving+adduct+proposals%2C+and+by+strengthening+its+services+for+ships+in+service%2C+the+company+will+make+great+strides+toward+%E2%80%9Ctransforming+itself+into+a+manufacturer+that+achieves+optimization+of+propulsion+performance+throughout+the+life+cycle+of+a+ship%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+President+Takayoshi+Nakashima.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+March+31%2C+Nakashima+Europe%2C+a+wholly+owned+subsidiary+of+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+acquired+51%25+of+the+issued+shares+of+BMS+and+made+it+a+subsidiary.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+main+fields+of+business+integration+are+planned+to+be+marketing%2C+product+development%2C+design%2C+sales%2C+and+after-sales+service.+The+%E2%80%9CBMS+Sales+Group%E2%80%9C+will+be+set+up+at+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E+on+April+1%2C+and+will+first+provide+BMS+products+to+customers+in+Japan.+Details+will+be+decided+after+discussions+between+the+two+companies.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+background+of+the+acquisition+of+BMS%2C+President+Nakashima+told+the+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+%E2%80%9CWhile+proceeding+with+alliance+discussions%2C+in+order+to+meet+the+increasingly+sophisticated+and+diversified+needs+of+customers%2C+not+only+the+continuation+of+existing+businesses+but+also+the+strengths+of+both+companies+we+have+come+to+a+common+understanding+that+we+should+expand+our+products+and+services+in+a+new+framework+by+making+the+best+use+of+this.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+the+company+provides+products+such+as+rudders+and+energy-saving+additives%2C+as+well+as+engineering+services%2C+and+includes+BMS%2C+which+has+a+large+track+record+of+retrofitting+%28installation+on+vessels+in+service%29+mainly+in+Europe.+This+will+%E2%80%9Cstrengthen+international+competitiveness+in+the+global+market%2C%E2%80%9C+said+President+Nakashima.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80BMS+was+founded+in+Hamburg+in+1946+and+has+250+employees+as+of+the+end+of+last+year.+Since+its+establishment%2C+it+has+been+developing%2C+producing+and+selling+a+large+number+of+high-performance+rudders+such+as+%E2%80%9CBecker+Flap+Rudder%E2%80%9C+and+%E2%80%9CTLKSR+%28Full+Spade+Twist+Rudder%29%E2%80%9C.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+2008%2C+the+company+started+offering+the+stern+duct+%E2%80%9CBecker+Mewis+Duct%E2%80%9C+with+excellent+energy-saving+performance.+It+has+sold+more+than+1000+units+in+total%2C+including+those+for+vessels+in+service%2C+and+has+a+high+global+market+share+along+with+high-performance+rudders.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E+holds+a+30%25+share+of+the+world+market+for+large+propellers.+In+addition%2C+there+are+three+lineups+of+energy-saving+additives+around+the+propeller%3A+the+propeller+cap+%E2%80%9CEco-cap%E2%80%9C%2C+the+rudder+valve+%E2%80%9CUltimate+Ladder%E2%80%9C%2C+and+the+stern+duct+%E2%80%9CNeighbor+Duct%E2%80%9C.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Since+1978%2C+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E+has+been+involved+in+the+import+and+sale+of+BMS%E2%80%99s+products+as+a+Japanese+distributor+of+BMS.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Due+to+the+increasing+sophistication+and+diversity+of+customer+needs%2C+the+company+is+facing+the+challenges+of+increasing+the+added+value+of+its+products%2C+strengthening+its+business+for+ships+in+service%2C+and+further+expanding+its+overseas+business.Under+these+circumstances%2C+the+company+decided+to+make+BMS+a+subsidiary+in+order+to+%E2%80%9Cintegrate+the+development+and+design+of+propellers%2C+rudders%2C+and+energy-saving+add-ons%2C+which+have+been+carried+out+separately+by+the+two+companies%2C+and+to+strengthen+our+ability+to+make+integrated+proposals+for+the+stern+area.%E2%80%9C+%28President+Nakashima%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+recent+years%2C+BMS+has+been+actively+engaged+in+advanced+development+that+will+reduce+the+environmental+load+on+ships%2C+such+as+the+development+of+its+own+main+propulsion+battery+system+and+wind+power+propulsion+system.+Taking+the+opportunity+of+making+it+a+subsidiary%2C+%3Cb%3ENakashima+Propeller%3C%2Fb%3E+will+continue+to+accumulate+knowledge+of+such+new+technologies+and+%E2%80%9Cwant+to+grasp+the+changes+in+the+functions+required+by+customers+in+the+propeller+in+detail.%E2%80%9C+%28President+Nakashima%29.++%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain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