Marine Technologies

Marine Technologies LLC is a vessel control and communications company headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana, with an office in Egersund, Norway. It develops the Bridge Mate family of bridge and propulsion control systems, used mainly on offshore supply vessels and other Gulf of Mexico workboats.

The Bridge Mate portfolio includes type-approved dynamic positioning systems in all DP classes, as well as simpler DP and joystick solutions. The Bridge Mate Thruster Control System uses redundant computers and networks for main and backup control of propellers and thrusters. The range also covers a Wheel Mark approved autopilot, ECDIS, and an integrated bridge system on a dual redundant network with flexible console layouts.

The company also offers condition monitoring (vibration, oil, engine and sensor data), the COBRAS machine-learning risk system, and fuel and emissions monitoring. Its communications services include VSAT satellite coverage (C-Comm), 4G LTE as a Tampnet reseller, Inmarsat Fleet Xpress, and remote access and monitoring.