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(tankeroperator.com) Dutch training establishment STC-Group has signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime to supply extensive upgrades to its large suite of simulators. The contract consists of sophisticated extensions and upgrades to the group’s Kongsberg Maritime full mission and part task ship’s bridge simulators and its full mission engine room simulator. A complete upgrade of the … Continue reading “Kongsberg aids STC upgrade”

(ccjdigital.com) L-3 MPRI, a global provider of integrated training solutions, which includes simulation-based training systems, services and turnkey training facilities, announced the release of Version 5.0 of its Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS) software called Safe Cargo. The new release incorporates a new network communications infrastructure that vastly improves the speed and stability of the … Continue reading “L-3 MPRI Releases New Liquid Cargo Simulator”

(maritimeprofessional.com) Great Offshore Limited inaugurated their state-of-the-art Offshore Ship & Crane Handling Simulator, considered the first of its kind in Asia, and which is likely to bring about a paradigm shift in offshore training in India. This integrated simulation platform comprises of offshore vessel maneuvering, towing, anchor handling and dynamic positioning system. The simulator was … Continue reading “Great Offshore pioneers Integrated Offshore Simulator Training”

(worldmaritimenews.com) First mainland Australia DP training facility opens for business A state-of-the-art Dynamic Positioning (DP) Operator Training Facility, featuring an extensive simulator suite developed by Kongsberg Maritime was opened in Northbridge, Western Australia on 22nd November 2010. Owned and run by the Australian Maritime College (AMC), the new facility is ideally positioned to serve the … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime simulators for new Australian maritime college DP training facility in Perth”

(bymnews.com) Imtech Marine & Offshore and VSTEP announce their cooperation to deliver innovative maritime training simulators. The partnership combines Imtech’s worldwide experience in maritime systems and VSTEP’s innovative 3D simulation technology to introduce a new range of high-end maritime simulators which are affordable, maintainable and adaptable for both the profit and non-profit market. The cooperation … Continue reading “Imtech and VSTEP partners to innovate maritime simulation”

(maritime-executive.com) Virtual Training and Simulator developer VSTEP will be demonstrating its new NAUTIS Naval Task Force simulator and new RescueSim Naval Shipboard Firefighting module during I/ITSEC 2010, the world’s largest simulation and training conference, from Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida: NAUTIS Naval Task Force NAUTIS … Continue reading “VSTEP Introduces Two New Simulation Products Desgined for Navy, Coast Guard Use at I/ITSEC 2010”

(bymnews.com) Kongsberg Maritime Simulation Ltd., the St. John’s, Newfoundland branch of Kongsberg Maritime’s simulation division, has reported strong performance in the latter half of 2010 with the signing of several key contracts with Canadian customers, covering the whole spectrum from ship’s bridge, dynamic positioning and radar simulators through to engine room and naval simulators. In … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime wins multiple Canadian simulation orders”

(maritime-executive.com) ROTTERDAM, NL/BUENOS AIRES, AR—Servicio Integral de Prácticos S.A. (SIPSA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina is the first “Maritime and Riverine Research and Training Center” to build a Full Mission Bridge Simulator running NAUTIS maritime simulation software. SIPSA has built a realistic bridge with 270-degree field-of-view using nine LCD TV screens. SIPSA will apply for DNV … Continue reading “VSTEP Delivers NAUTIS Software for 270-Degree Class A Simulator”

(marinelink.com) The Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training department has developed a Green Ship Engine Room Simulator (ERS) model based on a Wärstilä 12RT-flex 82C low-speed common-rail engine, built for a Panamax container ship of 4800 TEU, with reefer capacity of 800. The scenario for the simulated ship model is a modern Green Ship that is … Continue reading “Kongsberg Develops Green Engine Room Simulator”

(marinelink.com) Kongsberg Maritime AS, Simulation & Training has made an agreement with the Research Council of Norway to form a user-directed research program called SIMAR – Simulation of Demanding Maritime Operations – which is aimed at improving simulation training by enhancing focus on human factors. The main goal of the research project is to obtain … Continue reading “Kongsberg Forms Research Group to Optimize Simulator”