Marine Engines

Thompson Power Systems is the leading commercial marine power systems dealer in the United States - and there is no question that our in-house consulting expertise plays a major role in that leadership. While most of our competitors still use outside advisors for systems design, we've assembled a staff of experienced marine engineers with extensive seagoing experience, shore-side design, and shipbuilding experience.

As a result, shipyard owners know they can count on us for total shipboard solutions as part of each sale. We take charge of solving the problems they can encounter - researching, designing and testing application of engines and entire propulsion systems, as well as the shipboard systems which interact with the electrical power generation and auxiliary systems. For Thompson's customers, it is an irreplaceable, value-added service that enables them to compete with shipyards around the world.

Major international shipyards with extensive engineering departments look to Thompson Power Systems as a consulting and design out-source; our consultants help take the pressure off their own in-house engineers. We complement their expertise, we talk their language and we handle the work they simply don't have time to handle themselves.

Regardless of the company size, we help our customers reduce their overhead for procurement and product support - decreasing their debt burden, with fewer systems to engineer. With our Computer Aided Marine Performance Analysis (CAMPAR) test, we can accurately determine the best propulsion system configuration, thereby ensuring the systems' long-term operating success.

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