TMA — Tecnologías Marinas Avanzadas — brings world-class marine propulsion, electrification, and vessel technology to commercial, port, and government fleets. Proven international suppliers, hands-on engineering, and local service.
§01Overview
TMA — Tecnologías Marinas Avanzadas — is a marine technology company based in Panamá. We bring proven propulsion, electrification, and vessel systems to the operators who run them every day.
§02Diesel propulsion
TMA's first line is the OXE diesel outboard: a high-power diesel engine built for commercial and government vessels that run long hours in demanding conditions.
§03Electrical & digital integration
TMA has that covered. The other half is power, switching, displays, and controls — and it only works when it works as one. That integration is TMA's specialty.
§04Electric propulsion
Electric propulsion is more than a product line for TMA — it is hands-on know-how. The engineering behind a quiet, efficient electric drive is hard-won, and it is where TMA's founder has spent much of his career.
§05Why TMA
Equipment vendors are everywhere. A partner who can specify, deliver, install, and stand behind marine systems for the life of the vessel is not. That is the role TMA fills.
TMA is led by a working marine engineer with 30 years in marine electrical systems and propulsion integration. Specification is done by someone who has done the install.
Direct relationships with OXE Marine (Sweden), RAD Propulsion (United Kingdom), and Volare Boats (USA) — established manufacturers, not a reseller catalog.
Panama City operations, with US engineering depth for complex builds. Service, parts, and training delivered locally — in Spanish and English.
Equipment selected for durability, documentation, and lifecycle support — built for institutional and commercial buyers who keep vessels in service for decades.
§06Founder
Panama-born, US-trained, and 30 years in marine technology. Brian is the reason TMA can be trusted before the first install.
“Born and raised in the Republic of Panamá.”
Brian spent his first two decades boating, surfing, and exploring the beaches and waters of the Pacific coast and the Panama Canal. That lifelong connection to the ocean led him toward a career in the US marine industry.
He holds degrees in Electro-Mechanical Technologies and Business Management, and brings over 30 years of marine industry experience in electrical system design and digital integration. His work in electric propulsion began early — leading Lenco Marine's engineering team in developing the first joystick-controlled electric drive system.
That work led to co-founding Marine Digital Integrators (MDI), which pioneered the model for integrating digital controls into production boats — now standard across the industry. MDI was acquired by SeaStar Solutions, then Dometic.
Across his career, Brian has worked with companies like Mercury Marine, Yamaha, Garmin, and Dometic — integrating electrical and digital systems into their production lines.
Today, as co-founder of Volare Boats, Brian leads the electrical architecture of the all-electric Artemis23. Through TMA, he brings that depth of engineering knowledge home to Panamá.
What Brian built at MDI — one touchscreen controlling the whole vessel — is now the standard on production boats industry-wide.
Co-founded by Brian Robinson · acquired by SeaStar Solutions, then Dometic
§07Supplier network
Every TMA capability is anchored by an established manufacturer — publicly visible, independently validated companies, chosen for what they build.
Diesel outboard propulsion · 200–300 HP
Headquartered in Ängelholm, Sweden, with US manufacturing in Albany, Georgia. A leading producer of high-power diesel outboards — in service with commercial operators and coast guards worldwide, and in active evaluation with the United States Navy.
Electric outboard propulsion · 40 & 120 kW
A Southampton marine-technology firm founded by veterans of the autonomous-vessel industry. RAD builds the RAD 40 and RAD 120 electric outboards; their low underwater noise has been measured in a peer-reviewed UCL study. Backed by Ocean Infinity.
Diesel propulsion for patrol craft and uncrewed platforms
TMA integrates OXE diesel powerheads into patrol vessels and autonomy-equipped uncrewed surface platforms — extending proven diesel propulsion into survey, monitoring, and patrol work for national maritime services.
Electric vessel design · Volcan propulsion system
A Charleston-based electric marine manufacturer. Volare builds fully electric day boats with hydrofoil-assisted catamaran hulls designed with Morrelli & Melvin. Brian Robinson, TMA's founder, is a co-founder of Volare.
§08Applications
TMA's systems map to the real work of commercial, institutional, and government marine operations.
Workboats, line-handlers, pilot boats, and harbor service craft for container and cargo ports.
Charter operators, sport fishing, dive and tour boats — efficient, reliable propulsion with local support.
Inspection, support, and auxiliary craft for canal operations, where reliability and uptime are decisive.
Inspection vessels, ministerial transport, and specialized service craft across the public sector.
Patrol and surveillance craft for national maritime services — diesel for range, electric for quiet operation.
Vessels for border, fishing-enforcement, and interior-waterway work where fuel logistics set the mission tempo.
§09Services
Equipment is the visible part. What keeps a vessel running for years is the engineering and service around it.
Vessel-by-vessel propulsion specification, fuel-economy modeling, and integration design for new builds and repowers.
Full installation, system commissioning, sea trials, and handover documentation.
Marine electrical integration, switchboards, controls, and propulsion wiring built to commercial standards.
Gasoline-to-diesel conversions, hybrid-electric retrofits, and control-system upgrades for in-service fleets.
Crew, mechanic, and operations training — in Spanish and English.
Parts inventory, preventive maintenance, and on-call technical support across Panama.