Mackay Marine

The origin of Mackay Communications stems back to 1884, when John Mackay founded the Commercial Cable Company, operating a network of telegraph and transatlantic cables through the 1920s. In 1925, the company expanded into radio communications and evolved into a large multinational company, which was ultimately acquired by ITT in 1940. Mackay was divested in 1987 and became Mackay Communications, Inc.®, a privately held company headquartered in Raleigh, NC, USA, with MACKAY-owned sales & service facilities in 18 U.S. and six Canadian ports, Panama, Brazil (4) and strategic European (13), Middle East (1), South African (3) & Asian (13) locations. Mackay’s Marine World Service group extends its coordination network of global services with over 90 agencies worldwide. Mackay’s mission is to provide the most comprehensive and cutting edge product portfolio, competitive pricing, and client-centered maritime electronics equipment sales and service and terrestrial and satellite communications packages to commercial, governmental, energy and private industries worldwide. We serve our customers via direct sales, project integration teams, on-demand and contractual service & maintenance, and industry-specific groups. Mackay’s dedicated divisions and teams include Mackay Marine (direct sales & OTC global fulfillment centers, and project management group), Marine World Service (24/7 maritime service, & Cobham/Thrane regional workshops & onboard service centers), Mackay Government Group and Mackay Satellite. Mackay offers its diverse range of clients a full breadth of products by partnering with leading and specialized global manufacturers, representing over 50 leading & specialty electronic equipment suppliers.