Mammoet

Mammoet (, Dutch for Mammoth) is a privately held Dutch company specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport of oversized and heavy objects.

History

Mammoet’s history started on 13 May 1807 in the Netherlands, when Dutch entrepreneur Jan Goedkoop founded a maritime company with the purchase of a 140-ton cargo vessel. The company, called 'Gebroeders Goedkoop' (‘Goedkoop Brothers’), offered both cargo and passenger transport on water. In 1862 the company acquired its first tugboat, and from 1920 onwards, the company focused on tug and salvage services.

In 1971 Goedkoop merged with Van Wezel from Hengelo, a company that specialized in heavy transport and cranes. The new company was called Mammoet Transport. In 1972 another company was acquired, Stoof Breda, which at that time was one of the Dutch market leaders in engineered heavy lifting and transport.

In 1973 Mammoet Transport became a subsidiary of Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij (KNSM) in Amsterdam. At the same time, the company name was changed to Mammoet. In 1973 Mammoet Shipping was founded.

In 1981 KNSM and Mammoet became part of Nedlloyd Group. In 2000 Mammoet was acquired by and merged with Van Seumeren Kraanbedrijf, a company that had been founded in 1966. In 2001 Mammoet sold its maritime branch Mammoet Shipping to shipping company , and was rebranded to .

In 2020, Mammoet merged with UK-based engineered heavy lifting company ALE, forming the largest engineered heavy lifting and transport company in the world.

The company is active in the petrochemical industry, mining and metals, civil construction and the energy sector such as nuclear power, conventional, offshore wind and onshore wind. Globally, approximately 7,000 people work for the company, in about 90 offices and branches. The head office of the holding company is located in Utrecht. The European headquarters is located in Schiedam. Mammoet has offices in North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Executive Board of Management

The following persons have been active on Mammoet's Executive Board of Management:

* Paul van Gelder (1969), Chief Executive Officer
* Jan Kleijn (1968), Chief Operational Officer
* Tim Tieleman (1980), Chief Financial Officer
* Sylvia Houwers (1972), Chief Human Resources Officer

Use of 'Mammoet' and logo by other companies

Two (former) units of Mammoet use a similar logo:

* ''Mammoet Road Cargo'', heavy and special road transport. Now only 10% owned by Mammoet.
* ''Mammoet Ferry Transport'', transport company between the UK and continental Europe. Now an independent company.

Equipment

* Cranes
* Jacking System
* Lifting System
* Skidding System
* Ballast Tractors
* Hydraulic modular trailer
* Self-propelled modular trailers
* Weighing System

See also

* Kursk submarine disaster
* Ring cranes
* SPMT
* Heavy hauler
* Ballast Tractor
* Hydraulic modular trailer

References

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Marine salvors
Multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands
Transport companies of the Netherlands
Companies based in South Holland
Schiedam
Heavy haulage