Visedo acquires Dutch integration and R&D partner EPC

Recently, Visedo, a Finnish electric drive transmission system specialist, acquired the Dutch integration and R&D partner Electric Power Conversion (EPC) to further strengthen the company's system expertise in the field of ship solutions.

The two companies have had good cooperation in many projects and are very familiar with each other. The cooperative DC grid system projects include the Västtrafik passenger ferry, the Italian Wider superyacht and the Dutch Damen Ecoliner riverboat project.

It is reported that the acquisition includes EPC's system R&D center, engineer team and pipeline sales. Visedo noted that EPC's competitiveness in marine diesel-electric DC grids and hybrid and all-electric drive transmissions will strengthen the company's ship engineering capabilities.

After the acquisition, the EPC will be renamed Visedo, and the founder and general manager of EPC, Pieter Dijkstra, will be the general manager of the combined company.

It is expected that in the next few years, the demand for hybrid and full-power inland waterways and offshore shipping will grow rapidly, which will greatly reduce pollution emissions and operating costs, which are required by shipyards and shipowners.