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* Inmarsat passes 10,000-Vessel Fleet Xpress installation milestone as data demand accelerates Maritime Digitalisation With ship data consumption doubling during 2020, Inmarsat launches new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ with partners and shipowners to understand full benefits of digitalisation provided by a fast-growing ecosystem of applications. * Reproduced 21 Jan 2021 Inmarsat Press Release Inmarsat, the world… Read More
PUBLISHED 01/02/2021 by Hoglund Marine Solutions Mackay Marine forms partnership with Høglund, increasing availability and improving service for industry leading automation and energy systems…. Høglund’s newly signed partner in South Africa, Mackay Marine, is a leading electronics and satellite communications expert. The company’s long-standing experience and commitment to providing comprehensive and cutting edge maritime electronics equipment… Read More
Mackay do Brasil is pleased to announce the opening of our newest office in Macaé, located 190km NE of our Rio de Janeiro HQ. The announcement comes as a result of Mackay’s expansive growth of activities in Brazil! The Macaé office will meet the marine electronics service demand of current and future Mackay clients, such… Read More
Mackay congratulates partners Iridium and Lars Thrane for the final LIVE release of Iridium GMDSS Service, December 11, 2020. Mackay Marine looks forward to outfitting customers with the Lars Thrane LT-3100S integrated compact terminal, with the companion Iridium GMDSS Service. To learn more, contact your Mackay Salesperson or: Mackay Satellite Services Email: satserv@mackaycomm.com Phone: +1 (919)… Read More
Kitsap Transit Commissions Two New Fast Ferries – Built by Nichols Bros Boat Builders with Electronics by Mackay Marine Raleigh, NC, U.S.A. (Nov. 20, 2020) In December 2018, Kitsap Transit, headquartered in Bremerton, WA, ordered two new 250-passenger vessels from Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB). These vessels will provide expedient commuter services to downtown Seattle… Read More
Los Angeles Pilot Service Commissions Two New Pilot Boats – Built by Vigor with Mackay Electronics Package Expertise The Los Angeles Pilot Service ordered two customized 56′ Camarc Design pilot boats (P/B) built by Vigor Industrial at their Vancouver, WA facility, located on the northern side of the Columbia River. The LA Pilot Service took… Read More
Mackay Marine – Canada 2020 Fall Flyer Canadian Special Only! Check out the brand new Mackay Canada 2020 Fall Fish Flyer. We are offering brand new deals and technologies from Koden, Olex, Si-Tex, Suzuki, Furuno, Marport, and many more! View our Fall Fishing Flyer here. Mackay Marine’s Fishing Products page here. Note: All prices listed… Read More
Mackay Acquires Dynamic Marine Systems Mackay Marine – South Africa Now Open for Business Raleigh, NC, U.S.A. (Sept. 23, 2020) Mackay Marine, announces the opening of its newest marine electronics sales and service center in Cape Town, South Africa, following the acquisition of Dynamic Marine Systems (DMS) (Pty) Ltd. Dynamic Marine Systems’ team of highly… Read More
Mackay is proud to be a part of the electronics team, and responsible for integrating CCTV & LAN on the three new Staten Island “Ollis-Class” Ferries, partnering with Zenitel. Mackay Marine has been the sole Nav/Comm Electronics Service Provider for Staten Island’s full fleet of eleven (11) vessels since 2014. Shared on LinkedIn Three… Read More
Since receiving the electronics integrator award for the U.S. Navy’s new YT-808 Tug Fleet in 2019, by Dakota Creek Industries (DCI), Mackay Marine’s Tacoma, WA team has been actively engaged in supplying, installing, integrating and commissioning the complete electronics package onboard. In addition to providing the extensive high-tech Furuno suite of electronics (listed below), the… Read More
