History

Milestones

1840   Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad was founded and main production
            was rolling stock

1873   Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad delivered its first ship

1914   The first submersibles from Kockums delivered

1918   Mr. Helge Rydberg invented the well-known TYFON® that got a
            worldwide patent

1920   TYFON® was registered as a trademark

1940   The world’s first all-welded merchant vessel was delivered

1950   Kockums was one of the biggest ship yards in the world

1958   LOADMASTER

1978   LEVELMASTER

1980   STEERMASTER

2006   SHIPMASTER

2014   Kockumation Group acquired Marine Alignment A/S

2016   The loading computer brand LOADSTAR was bought

The Kockumation crane The Kockums Crane built in 1974