With more than 125 years of experience, Rolls-Royce in Kristinehamn, Sweden, has a proud tradition of being a world leading supplier of marine propulsion systems. The company has been a pioneer in developing and delivering advanced propulsion and waterjet systems for the world's most sophisticated vessels.

Rolls-Royce in Sweden is the company's "Centre of Excellence" for adjustable and fixed pitch propellers, waterjet systems and pod systems. The business also includes developing, designing and producing digital manouevring systems, and research and development connected to the unique Rolls-Royce Hydrodynamic Research Centre.

Equipment from Rolls-Royce in Sweden is installed onboard ferries, cruise vessels, cargo vessels, offshore and naval vessels. The business is international and the customers are some of the world's leading yards and ship owning companies.

Rolls-Royce in Sweden has around 420 employees.

Market sectors
The marine activity within Rolls-Royce is divided into four markets: offshore, merchant, submarines and naval.

More than 20,000 vessels have Rolls-Royce equipment installed, and 400 vessels in 70 navies are powered by Rolls-Royce.

Products
Rolls-Royce offers an unrivaled range of propulsion systems for most types of vessels. Rolls-Royce in Sweden is the company's "Centre of Excellence" for controllable and fixed pitch propellers, waterjet systems and pod systems known as:

• Kamewa® Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP)
• Kamewa Fixed Pitch Propellers (FPP)
• Kamewa Waterjets
• Mermaid pod propulsion system

The products have a very strong position within most applications on the global market. This is especially the case when hydro-dynamic qualities are vital.

The adjustable propellers dominate the market for large and fast ropax ferry vessels common in Scandinavia. The company's waterjets development has been a major contribution to the development of fast ferries. Systems with a total effect of more than 50MW has been delievered to this sector. The pod system has been delivered to one of the world's most sophisticated cruise vessels, Queen Mary 2.