Marine News

Join Mackay Marine Canada at booth # 24 at the Canadian Ferry Association’s annual Conference & Tradeshow, held at the Westin in Ottawa, ON, Sept. 20-22, 2026. A premier collaborative event hosting 300+ Canadian Ferry executives & operators plus choice suppliers for this maritime sector. Ferries are a mainstay passenger & freight transportation segment throughout all… Read More

Mackay Marine Celebrates a Successful & Collaborative SMM26 in Hamburg! Mackay thanks to all our partners, customers & colleagues for visiting our global team at B6.311, in the bustling maritime electronics hall. The days flew by during SMM’s largest turn-out with 50k+ attendees and 2300 exhibitors, Sept. 1-4. Mackay’s 28 sales & service managers and executive… Read More

Mackay Marine’s tag-team had a productive high-energy visit at Posidonia 2026, Athens, Greece, June 2–4. A record participation with 35k attendees and 2200 exhibitors, featuring a multitude of high-impact panel discussions, reflecting the challenging times facing the maritime industry worldwide. Thanks to Mackay Business Development Managers (Europe) Thomas Weaver-McGill (ES) and Panayiotis Giannoulis (GR), who… Read More

Thanks to organizers of Zenitel’s stellar global partner meeting attended by our Mackay Marine Canada team in Croatia, late April 2026.. “Zenitel’s partner event allowed us to network with global contemporaries, sharing successes and opportunities”, reflects Mackay Canada President, Rob Barkley.  “Our partnership with Zenitel continues to evolve significantly, thanks to the successful integration of… Read More

April 2026, Mackay Marine SINGAPORE hosted Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT), representing their Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB). The focus of the visit was to better understand Mackay’s VDR (Voyage Data Recorder) technical capabilities and how we can support VDR safety investigations, particularly VDR data extraction. This joint meeting was inspired by Mackay’s prior assistance… Read More

KUDOS to Simwave BV & Sebastian-AS for coordinating the very productive 2nd DYNAMIC POSITIONING FORUM at Simwave’s facility in Rotterdam, NL, on Wed., April 14th, 2026. The enlightening event included interactive workshop sessions, with highly technical presentations & industry topic discussions amongst DP specialists & professionals including Operators, Makers, and DPOs. Mackay was the sole… Read More

Visit Mackay Marine Chile’s Booth L-37 at AQUASUR, the largest aquaculture conference & expo in the southern hemisphere, March 24 thru 26th, in Puerto Montt, Chile. Details at:  https://www.aqua-sur.cl/en/ AQUASUR has shown extraordinary growth at each biennial event, expecting over 22k attendees, and 480+ exhibitors, drawing from 39 countries. Mackay looks forward sharing our Nav/Comm… Read More

Mackay recently became a member of NMEA & looks forward to enrolling technicians in targeted training sessions. NMEA participation adds to a cadre of other industry associations Mackay is involved with, enabling us to keep abreast of maritime trends & regulations, contribute feedback on critical topics, while networking with industry leaders. CIRM: Collaborating on international… Read More

Intl. Workboat 2025 was a whirlwind of an event, Dec. 3-6, in New Orleans, LA. Thanks to all the customers and partners who joined us: At Mackay booth #2847 to discuss new business opportunities For the 120+ persons at the Intellian–Inmarsat–Mackay onsite Booth Reception, Dec. 3. As we gathered at Mackay’s Customer Mixer at Lucy’s,… Read More

Kudos to Mackay South Africa’s MSE, Jannie Scholtz, for his contribution to IMCA’s Europe & Africa Regional meeting (Sept. 18, 2025) (agenda), held at the BSM Maritime Training Centre in Ghana. See Agenda. As an IMCA DP Trials & Assurance Practitioner, Scholtz shared his extensive in-field experience servicing DP (Dynamic Positioning) Systems, primarily installed on… Read More