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Re-Publishing as a REMINDER – Ensure your GPS-related electronics have been updated or replaced so critical Comm/Nav bridge electronics provide accurate readings for navigation efficiency and safety at sea! UPDATED – GPS LookUp Table: Summarizing which Products/Serial Numbers Impacted 4-27-22 January 2022 GPS ROLLOVER impacts the following FURUNO devices*: GPS Navigator – GP-32, GP33, GP-80,… Read More
Join us in celebrating Mackay Marine do Brasil’s 5th Anniversary, after launching its country headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, November 2016. Since opening, Mackay Brasil electronics sales and service offerings have proactively grown to meet the needs of Brazil’s diverse marine customer base, including merchant, oil & gas, workboat, mineral transport, passenger vessels, etc.. Mackay… Read More
Mackay Marine is pleased to announce the opening of its newest marine electronics sales and service center in Santander, in the North of Spain. Santander is centrally located amongst the primary ports of northern Spain. From our new office in Santander, Mackay Spain can quickly respond to service, inspection, and installation requests in the ports… Read More
Mackay Satellite Services team returns for the 8th year to IWCE-2021, Booth #855, Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 29-30. Showcasing the latest in satellite connectivity solutions for business continuity, public safety & healthcare emergency preparedness & response, remote communications, telemed, and more. Featuring equipment & tailored airtime plans from Iridium, Inmarsat, Cobham Satcom, Thales, Icom,… Read More
Global marine electronics and satellite communications provider, Mackay Communications, Inc., dba Mackay Marine, is proud to announce it has joined the select cadre of worldwide Iridium GMDSS Service Providers for Iridium’s new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service. Mackay is similarly a global partner with Lars Thrane A/S, the first, and currently the… Read More
We’re pleased to announce the opening of Mackay Spain’s latest marine service office, in the port of Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain); a cluster of islands located off Africa’s northwestern coast. Las Palmas is one of the first ports in the Mid-Atlantic, at the crossroads between Europe, Africa, and America; being a bunkering stop for… Read More
Seall, A Marine Technology Company, Expands with Key Global Partner, Mackay Marine August 19, 2021……Aberdeen, Scotland-based Seall, has secured a partnership with global marine electronics and service provider, Mackay Marine, to distribute Seall’s suite of innovative software solutions and products to the maritime industry, as they expand their worldwide footprint. Mackay Marine, headquartered in North… Read More
Mackay Marine congratulates Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on the August 2021 delivery of the M/V Commander, the second of two NBBB Fast Ferries, commissioned by Kitsap Transit, public transportation authority in Bremerton, WA, USA. This state-of-of-the-art ferry is the sister ship of the M/V Enetai; a 140’ long, 255-passenger catamaran; efficiently delivering commuters to Seattle,… Read More
Ensure your GPS equipment has been updated or replaced so critical Comm/Nav electronics provide accurate readings. June 2021 GPS ROLLOVER impacts the following FURUNO devices: GPS Navigator – GP-32, GP-80 & GP-90; and Dual GPS GP-90 & GP-150 DGPS Navigator – GP-37 GPS Receivers – GP-320B GPS /Plotter/ Sounder – GP-1640 & GP-1640F GPS &… Read More
Mackay Marine Partners with Raytheon Anschütz as Distribution & Service Representative in South Africa Raleigh, NC, USA . . . In early March 2021, Mackay Marine finalized the agreement with Raytheon Anschütz GmbH, establishing Mackay Marine South Africa (Pty) Ltd. as a Raytheon Anschütz Sales and Service Distribution Partner. Although Mackay Marine South Africa is… Read More
