Berg Propulsion is a Swedish company that designs and manufactures controllable-pitch propellers for the marine industry. The company produces customized main propellers,

azimuth thruster An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder redundant. These give ships better maneuverability than a fixed propeller and rudder system. Type ...

s, transverse thrusters and manoeuvre systems. Berg Propulsion has production facilities in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

, and sales & service offices in

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, and

Caterpillar Inc Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, is an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 73 on the ' ...

. bought Berg Propulsion, in 2013.

. sold Caterpillar Propulsion group back to Berg Propulsion, on 30 June 2020.

Involvement

Berg Propulsion was a title sponsor of the Puma Ocean Racing, powered by Berg Propulsion racing team for the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. Berg Propulsion is a corporate partner of the

Royal Institution of Naval Architects The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (also known as RINA) is a professional institution and global governing body for naval architecture and maritime engineering. Members work in industry, academia, and maritime organisations worldwide, par ...

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External links

* External reference: http://www.bergpropulsion.com * Volvo Ocean Race: http://www.volvooceanrace.com/news/article/2010/APRIL/PUMA-ANNOUNCEMENT-080410/ * Royal Institution of Naval Architects: http://www.rina.org.uk/corporatepartners.html Manufacturing companies established in 1912 Manufacturing companies of Sweden Swedish companies established in 1912 {{manufacturing-company-stub