The MacGregor brothers developed the first steel hatch covers in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK) in 1929 and founded the company. Over the time Plimsoll Corporation, Hydramarine, Rapp Hydema, Hatlapa, NMF, Porsgrunn, Pusnes, Triplex and TTS Marine joined the ever growing MacGregor portfolio. MacGregor is a part of Cargotec Corporation Finland with offices in 120 countries and annual turnover of Euro 4 Billion in 2022.

USP of MacGregor

MacGregor provides intelligent cargo handling solutions to the maritime industry. Their products perform complex cargo handling and cargo access operations. Every second oceangoing vessel on this planet has MacGregor equipment installed onboard.

Our Partnership

Varya started representing MacGregor in India from March 2020 onwards for the sales and marketing for all MacGregor equipment in India.

MacGregor's India operations kickstarted in 2008, with major contracts from ABG Shipyard, Bharati Shipyard & Pipavav Shipyard for deck crane, hydraulic hatch covers and deck machinery.

Some of notable Indian customers have been Shipping Corporation of India, Great Eastern Shipping Company, Indian Navy & Coast Guards, Cochin Shipyard, Larsen & Toubro Ltd and Mazagon Dock Ltd.

The Product Range

The MacGregor groups range of products service the following segments:

  • Merchant Cargo & Passenger Segment
    Weather Deck Hatch Covers, container lashing, deck cranes for bulk / container / heavy lift operations, hydraulic & electrical deck machinery, steering gears, self unloading systems for bulk cargoes, air compressors, ro-ro access equipments for car carriers, linkspans & pontoons, passenger gangways for ro-pax vessels.
  • Offshore Oil Gas & Renewables Segment
    Anchor handling & Escort towing winches , windlass cum mooring winches, Capstans, Tugger Winches, chain stopper, Storage reels, Shark Jaw Tow Pins, Tow Hook, chain guide manipulator, Stern rollers, Telescopic knuckle boom crane, Cargo rail cranes, pipe handling davits, dry bulk handling for OSV’s, Roller Ram Winch, fairlead for turret, fairlead chain stopper, spread mooring system for MODU’s & FPSO’s, chain Jack’s, traction winches, riser pull in winch systems, pipe handling crane, API2C cranes, Mooring Systems for floating wind-farms, monopile gripper, motion compensated cranes, 3D coliber cranes for cSOV’s, electric walk-to-work motion compensated gangways, lattice boom cranes, mill crane, leg encircling heavy lift crane, davits for MOB and daughter crafts, bow loading and offloading for crude carriers.
  • Naval Logistics & Operations Segment
    Amphibious stern ramps, bow ramps & bow doors, hangar doors, shell doors, hatch covers, turntables, cargo & ammunition lifts, aircraft & helicopter lifts, DSRV LARS, Transfer Systems, launch and recovery systems for RIB’s, Sea State cranes, Active & passive heave compensated cranes, rescue & work boat davits, deck machinery, Steering gear, air compressors.