Building Success Together: A Partnership for Efficient and Reliable Maritime Solutions

At the heart of innovation and reliability lies a partnership built on trust and shared goals. For years, MacGregor has been a well-known name in the maritime industry, establishing a long and reliable partnership with customers like KTU Shipyard, ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient cargo handling systems.

The Value of Integrated Solutions

Choosing the same supplier for key systems such as hatch covers and electric gantry crane ensures that vessels can operate with maximum efficiency. This seamless integration directly benefits customers, optimising their loading and unloading operations and enabling shipyards to deliver vessels with fully functional and reliable cargo handling systems.

“This is very crucial and essential for us to be able to deliver great ships with fully functional cargo handling systems,” highlighted Setiawan, Yard Director from KTU Shipyard.

Innovating Through Partnership

While Miniships is relatively new to the market, its technical team brings extensive experience with hatch covers and gantry cranes. This expertise has supported a smooth collaboration with MacGregor, a company known for its decades-long presence in the industry.

“We have experience with MacGregor mainly on hydraulic folding type hatch covers, but this is the first time we are cooperating on lift-away hatch covers and gantry cranes,” shared George Panagopoulus, Director from Miniships.

After a thorough evaluation of competitors from Europe and the Far East, KTU concluded that MacGregor’s solutions best suited the design needs of their vessels.

Trust and Support

Operating primarily in Europe, KTU values MacGregor’s strong technical and support network, which provides speedy assistance in case of technical issues. The collaboration between MacGregor, KTU, and Miniships has been described as “extremely good,” built on mutual trust and shared objectives.

“The mutual trust between us, MacGregor, KTU, and Miniships has allowed us for a really smooth and good process moving forward,” emphasises Benjamin Lau, Marketing Manager of MacGregor.

Partnering for Your Success

MacGregor's team of naval architects is dedicated to finding solutions to even the most complex requirements. This customer-focused perspective ensures that MacGregor doesn’t just deliver products but sees itself as an extension of its customers’ businesses.

“At the end of the day, we in MacGregor, we see ourselves as an extension to your business, to your company,” explained Benjamin, “and as such, we change our perspective to understand where we can fit in to be the solution to your problems.”

This partnership highlights the strength of collaboration in achieving efficient, reliable, and customer-focused solutions for the maritime industry. Together, MacGregor, KTU, and Miniships are building a future where innovation and trust drive success.

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