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(bymnews.com) Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training has recently opened a sales office in Mumbai, India in cooperation with Kongsberg Process Simulation Ptv. Ltd. Within a few months of setting up its sales and service office in Mumbai, Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training has signed its first Ship Handling Simulator agreement, to supply a Full Mission … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training new office confirms first sale to AMET University”

(engineeringnews.co.za) The CSIR also analyses data on ship motion. Ship motion simulator software is run on computers to determine how a ship will be manoeuvred into the port. A pilot will steer the simulated ship into the harbour, which will provide statistical information that is then used to design the safe layout of a port. … Continue reading “Research council supports port expansion projects”

(defpro.com) Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new touch screen based Engine Room Simulator configuration, which has been designed to offer realism to students whilst providing colleges and training institutes with a new opportunity to broaden the range of courses to be offered without investing in expensive new hardware. Called Neptune MultiTouch, the system, which is … Continue reading “MultiTouchEngine Room Simulator launched”

(defpro.com) 15:01 GMT, November 14, 2008 – Oceans cover 71% of the earth’s surface. Today, around two-thirds of the world’s population live in coastal zones. Nearly 95% of global long-distance freight is shipped by sea. Each year, around 3.5 billion tons of cargo and some 350 million passengers pass through European ports alone. Globalization is … Continue reading “Rheinmetall transfers a second nautical simulator to the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany”

(lloydslist.com) Keith Wallis, Hong Kong – Monday 10 November 2008 MANDATORY simulator training should be introduced for deck and engine room staff to improve operational standards and efficiency, according to the head of a leading ship management company. Peter Cremers, Anglo Eastern Group chief executive, said the simulator training would overcome the problem that there … Continue reading “Deck and engine room staff need simulator training”

(bymnews.com) Utilising the latest in touch sensitive technology, Kongsberg Maritime has developed the Multiflex Panel, a flexible touch-screen panel for its Polaris simulation systems that can be configured with different panel functions. This enables training institutes to offer a wider range of training on their Kongsberg Maritime Polaris full mission simulators whilst keeping costs down. … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime drives down cost of full mission simulation”

(yourindustrynews.com) New specific operation simulation and procedure development functionality added. Currently in development, the new Anchor Handling Simulator – AHS is scheduled for release before the end of 2008 and is being developed in parallel with a bespoke AHS for Maersk Supply Service, following a co-operation agreement that was signed in February 2008, based on … Continue reading “New anchor handling simulator launched”

(yourindustrynews.com) Kongsberg Maritime’s Polaris Bridge Operation (Ship’s Bridge Simulator) and GMDSS simulators have received DNV certification according to new standards laid out in DNV Class A ““ Standard for Certification of Maritime Simulators No. 2.14 October 2007, which is based on the requirements of STCW Convention, Regulation I/12. The approval for the Polaris Ship’s Bridge … Continue reading “New DNV approvals for Ships Bridge and GMDSS Simulators”

(bymnews.com) Kongsberg Maritime has integrated a unique Image Calibration Tool with its SeaView R5 visual system, which provides the highly realistic scenes created and animated by the Polaris navigation simulators. The cutting-edge new tool utilises sophisticated software techniques and algorithms to greatly enhance the quality of the image displayed by the projectors in the simulator. … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime upgrades SeaView R5 visual system”

(nst.com.my) The soft opening for the RM25 million academy, the first of its kind in East Malaysia and the second in the country after the Malaysia Maritime Academy (ALAM) in Melaka, was performed by the State Minister for Environment and Public Health, Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, today. He said the academy, on a 2.8ha … Continue reading “Sarawak maritime academy ready to receive students”