NMEA hands out annual awards - Trade Only Today

NMEA hands out annual awards

Author:: Trade Only Today Editors
Publish date:: Oct 4, 2013

The National Marine Electronics Association announced Marine Electronics Award recipients at the 2013 NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference and Expo in San Diego, which took place Sept. 22-25.

The following is a list of award winners, with categories in bold:

Manufacturer of the Year, Support: Furuno USA

NMEA Industry Technology Award: Raymarine Inc., Evolution Autopilot Systems

Autopilot: Garmin International, GHP 20 Autopilot System with Smart Pump

Fish Finding: Humminbird, 360 Imaging

Radar: Furuno USA, NavNet TZtouch 14 with DRS4D Radar

Communications: KVH Industries, TracPhone V3

Entertainment: KVH Industries, TracVision HD11

Navigation: Furuno USA, NavNet TZtouch Black Box System

Computer Based Software: Nobeltec, Time Zero App

Marine Specialty: FLIR Systems, MD-625 Thermal Imager

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