The company "S.F. Orts Engineering" started 1972 as an engineer and consulting office, specialised in construction of grabs and other maritime transport equipment. 1985 the workshop for the production was founded and the name changed to ORTS GmbH Maschinenfabrik. 

Main customers are shipping companies with their bulk carriers, which know that they can rely on the performance, speed and reliability of ORTS grabs for many, many years. Even under the rough conditions of sea-going vessels. But also terminal operators, stevedore companies and heavy industry companies (e.g. steel works) value the quality of ORTS grabs.

Worldwide unique constructions, e.g. a swimming oil salvage grab for recovering raw-oil from the water after accidents and the first grab with enclosed clamshells in 1980's.

In 1995 the radio controlled diesel hydraulic clamshell grab was constructed. Over the years and with steady improvement, it became a reliable and fast bucket, working with every kind of crane and thus offering high flexibility to the owner. Some customers call the ORTS diesel hydraulic grabs their "working horses".

Grabs from ORTS are high quality equipment with long life spans, therefor having an excellent price performance ratio. Spare parts for 30 year old grabs are still delivered to customers. Reliable, most efficient, high payload, powerful and with low spare part consumption.