With the exhibitions EUROPORT in Rotterdam and METS in Amsterdam, MARINELEC invests the Netherlands this November. Within the French Pavilions respectively organized by the GICAN at Europort and Business France at the METS, MARINELEC completes its 2015 season of Europeans Trade shows...

Since the repair service for the Breton sailors and the installation of BNWAS onboard all fishing vessels of the French coast, MARINELEC has never stopped to grow and develop its business serving the professional seafarers everywhere in the world. In contact with the seafarers and the naval industrial sector MARINELEC has made its offer evolve and has surrounded itself by competent and experienced employees, at both the technical and the commercial level.

Over the last decade, the company has dedicated an export sales department for its development throughout Europe and in Turkey, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. From the R&D department to the after sales service, its multilingual team can respond to requests from every continent. Its participation in many international maritime exhibitions and its field presence help to strengthen the technical expertise of MARINELEC and market knowledge. With its expertise and ability to innovate, the company is now represented in more than forty countries and has established a network of partners around the world. In 2014, MARINELEC created a new structure to meet the demand of the Asian market: MARINELEC Asia, based in Singapore.

MARINELEC also participates in many international programs of innovation and export development, in partnership with the GICAN.

First specialized in the construction of production boats, COUACH shipyard, based in Arcachon since 1897 has become a reference in the construction of patrol vessels and units intended for the action of the State at sea. Since the 90s, Couach has started the construction of superyachts up to 50 meters and the group is now renowned for its brand COUACH yachts. In all its developments, the shipyard has always trusted MARINELEC which has demonstrated its ability to adapt with the evolution of the shipyard and meet the needs of the different markets as evidenced Barthalay Pierre,  electricity department manager at NC COUACH shipyard.

«I’ve been working for 36 years in the COUACH shipyard. We have been using MARLINELEC products for many years in particular fire detection equipments installed on board our professional vessels and yachts. I’ve been responsible of the ectricity department for the last three years so these matters concern me directly...

The Spanish shipyards ARMON were established in Navia in 1963. Today they run 6 building and naval repair yards in Galicia and Austurias. They employ more than a 1,000 persons. Their commercial marine yards manager Ricardo Garcia talks about how ARMON and MARINELEC have been working to build trusted and efficient business relations.

« ARMON have been working with MARINELEC for a number of years now. They have delivered equipment for a wide range of our vessels like tugs, fishing boats, offshore service and speed boats. We got to know MARINELEC through our electrical suppliers who installed their standard equipment like alarm and monitoring electronic systems...

Thierry Gambier works with the electrical drawing office at the STX shipyard. He is responsible for various aspects of ship safety such as fire detection, the ‘Public Address’ and ‘Safety Management Systems’. He decides on what technical solutions to use as well validating the design of the different onboard systems for the giant cruise liners. He has a wide knowledge of new technologies and works with MARINELEC to improve safety equipment.

« I’ve been working with STX’s supplier MARINELEC for some time now. I’m always on the lookout for new solutions to improve our safety equipment. I like working with MARINELEC because we are interested in the same results. Yes sure they have the standard technical skills but they also deliver innovative solutions. They take the time to think about getting new applications right...

SHIPELEC is an electrical company specializing in marine services. It was set up over twenty years ago with offices in St. Nazaire, La Rochelle and Lorient. SHIPELEC is a family run business. Father and son team, Marcel Bertaud and Olivier, manages a workforce of fifty persons. The company repairs and services vessels while in dry dock. If required it works onboard at sea. It has worked out of all French ports as well on special missions abroad. Dominique Blin, their project and costings’ manager chats here with their Chairman about their relationship with MARINELEC.

« We have been working with MARINELEC since we began in 1991. In fact, we’d actually worked with them before that through ELECTRONVAL in St Nazaire. We especially chose MARINELEC because of the quality of their fire detection units and the various models they have developed...