Garmin Claims NMEA’s Manufacturer of the Year for 10th Straight Year

Six Garmin products earn Product of Excellence honors at the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) annual conference.

The Garmin marine team has done it again. For the 10th consecutive year, Garmin has been named the NMEA Manufacturer of the Year in the large manufacturer category at the organization’s 2024 conference and awards banquet. The honor is given to the most recognized company in the industry for both support in the field and product service excellence.

Not to be outdone by the overall achievement, Garmin also collected an impressive six NMEA Product of Excellence honors, including Best Autopilot and Best Chartplotter, which Garmin claimed for the 12th and 10th years in a row, respectively.

“These awards are a testament to the dedication of the entire Garmin team to provide our customers and dealers with top-quality products and exceptional service and support. We are very proud to be a part of the NMEA organization and look forward to continuing to advance the marine industry together for many more decades to come,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.

Garmin earned Product of Excellence winners in the following categories:

• Best Chartplotter: GPSMAP® 9227
• Best Autopilot: Reactor™ 40 Hydraulic Corepack with SmartPump v2 and GHC™ 50
• Best Satellite Communicator Antenna: inReach® Mini 2
• Best AIS: Vesper Cortex® M1 Hub
• Best Multimedia Device: Fusion Apollo™ MS-RA770 Marine Stereo
• Best Marine App: ActiveCaptain® app

Read our press release here to learn more about the NMEA awards, and check out our award-winning products and more here.