24<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong><strong>Scana</strong> Volda, managing director: Kristian Sætre<strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El, managing director: Egil Kongsbakk<strong>Scana</strong> Zamech, managing director: Jacek Pabian<strong>Scana</strong> PropulsionThe product area <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion was established to coordinate and increase the market interestfor <strong>Scana</strong>’s propulsion technology: propellers, gears, thrusters and remote control. <strong>Scana</strong>Propulsion is marketed as a complete equipment package in the global ship equipment market.The restucturing will continue through 2011.The companies that form <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion are:<strong>Scana</strong> Volda, formerly Volda Mekaniske Verksted, wasestablished in 1913 in Volda, Norway, and was takenover by the <strong>Scana</strong> group in 1998. Volda Mek. startedas an engine factory and later developed into includingshipbuilding and production of propellers and gears. Atthe end of the 1980s, the last hull was delivered – andthe shipyard was removed in 1997.Since 1966, gears and propulsion systems have beenthe most important products. <strong>Scana</strong> Volda has been aConsortial Partner to MaK (Caterpillar) since 1996. From2009 <strong>Scana</strong> Volda has held a leading role in the productgroup <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion, which also consists of <strong>Scana</strong>Mar-El, <strong>Scana</strong> Zamech in Elblag, Poland, and <strong>Scana</strong>Singapore.<strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El is located in Dalen in Telemark,Norway, and has been a part of <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong>since 1996. <strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El is one of Europe’s leadingmanufacturers of maritime control systems for shippropulsion and manoeuvering, in addition to controlsystems for special applications. Since the start in 1974,the company has delivered about 3,000 control andnavigational systems.<strong>Scana</strong> Zamech’s origins date back to 1837 whenFerdi nand Gotlob Schichau opened the machine workshop“Schichau Werke” in Elblag, Poland. The work shopmanufactured elements for steam engines, equipmentfor sugar factories, oil mills and lumber mills as well ashydraulic presses and rollers. In 1855, the first seagoingship with a steel hull and a propeller was launchedfrom “Schichau Werke”. <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong> acquiredthe company in 2009. The company has an extensiveservice activity, in addition to being responsi ble for <strong>Scana</strong>Propulsion’s sales to Poland, the Baltic and Russia.<strong>Scana</strong> Singapore was established in 1996 and isowned 100 % by <strong>Scana</strong>. The company is responsiblefor sales and service on <strong>Scana</strong>’s marine products inSouth-East Asia. Personnel local to the area performproduct service and installation, in addition to service onrelated products for external companies.
25The product area <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion is representedthrough offices, strategic partners and agentsthroughout Norway, Poland, Iceland, the Netherlands,Turkey, Singapore, India, China, Korea, the USA,Brazil and Chile. By structuring our organisation inthis manner, <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion can nurture closerrelationships with customers regarding both sales andservice preparedness for the marine fleet.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Scana</strong> <strong>Industrier</strong> <strong>ASA</strong><strong>Scana</strong> Marine Service is a special profit centre in thegroup and performs service and after market activitiesto the product area. <strong>Scana</strong> Marine Service has servicepersonnel at every sales office, in addition to serviceagreements with independent companies in selectedmarkets.The companies constituting <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion havegained a good international reputation and export 80 %of their products, in total.Markets and customers<strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion’s core segment is offshore, merchantvessels, speedboats, passenger ships and fishery.Geographically, the main activity is located in Asia, withChina as the largest building market, involving Europeanshipyards and design firms. In Brazil, there is a bustlingactivity in the offshore and merchant segment as aresult of Petrobras’ extensive development programme.This is an important market for <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion.<strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion’s hallmark is technologically advancedsolutions and a strong market position for ships fordemanding operations, like anchor handling vessels andother special vessels.<strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion is marketed as a complete equipmentpackage in the global ship equipment market, but theproducts are also independent units. Gears from <strong>Scana</strong>Volda are an example of a strong brand in the market,and similarly, control systems from <strong>Scana</strong> Mar-El andthrusters from <strong>Scana</strong> Zamech.In collaboration with Caterpillar, <strong>Scana</strong> offers completepropulsion packages for ships, consisting of engine,gears, propellers, axles, tunnel thrusters and propulsioncontrol. A close collaboration with ship designers andleading electronic suppliers has created a strong focuson developing products that are a part of eco-friendlyhybrid and diesel-electric propulsion systems.Among our partners, there is a great interest indevelop ing propulsion solutions in collaboration with<strong>Scana</strong>. A continued commitment to complete packageswithin hybrid and diesel-electric solutions is expectedto yield in creased results. <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion’s productline is “drawn in” with several design firms, and they aremarke ting these products in different ship design fortheir clients.<strong>Scana</strong> Marine Service has a strong commitment toselling service to the global market. This commitmenthas yielded positive results. Synergies between thepropulsion companies and a continued internationalcommitment are expected to increase turnover andprofit for the service organisation. Sales and marketingof service is aimed mainly at <strong>Scana</strong>’s own products, inthe form of start-up, maintenance, replacements andshipwrecking, plus other special services and inspection.<strong>2010</strong> was a challenging year, with a low order intake and,globally, a high number of planned builds cancellations.<strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion is not untouched by this situation. Butbecause of a large share of contracts with the offshorefleet, the largest cancellation wave among bulk andcargo vessels has been avoided. In <strong>2010</strong>, the companysigned important strategic orders within the <strong>Scana</strong>commitment areas offshore and special vessels with,among others, Brazil, China, Singapore and Norway.As a consequence of the general market developmentin the recent years, <strong>Scana</strong> Propulsion is expecting aprudent turnover growth for 2011. Our commitment withinservice counteracts a lower activity within new sales.Solstad Offshores Normand Pioneer har en motorkapasitet på 27 900 hk og er utrustet med en 140 tonns kran. Dette gjør skipet særlig egnet tilkonstruksjonsarbeid på havbunnen. <strong>Scana</strong> Volda AS har levert gir til Normand Pioneer og en rekke andre fartøy hos Solstad Offshore AS.