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(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”

(thedigitalship.com) (June 4 2010) Transas has been awarded a contract to supply simulation systems to be installed onboard two ships operated and owned by Intership Navigation (ISN). The ‘K Class’ capesize bulk carriers MV Lancelot and MV Percival, with a capacity of 178,000 dwt each, are currently being built at New Times Shipyard in Jing … Continue reading “Intership to begin on-vessel simulation training”

(bairdmaritime.com) Thursday, 19 November 2009 04:34 The pressure from some ship owners to consider shortening training time for watch officers prompted Jean-Pierre Clostermann, manager of ship handling simulation at the Le Havre Merchant Marine Academy in France, to bring objective, experimental results into the debate about how much simulators can replace at-sea experience. A rough … Continue reading “Simulator training versus sea time”

(bymnews.com) Kongsberg Maritime is proud to announce that its Polaris Dynamic Positioning simulator is the first to achieve DNV approval to the stringent Class A standard. The leading simulator developer has also achieved DNV approval to Class A standards for its Bridge Operation simulator including class notification of DP, Ice Navigation, High Speed Craft and … Continue reading “Kongsberg Maritime DP simulator first to achieve class A DNV Approval”

(seatradeasia-online.com) Kuala Lumpur: Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract by HJS Maritime SDN. BHD, Malaysia to deliver two Polaris Ship’s Bridge Simulators for use in a new centre of excellence being built for the Malaysian Marine Department. This contract follows the recent installation of the world’s largest 360° marine navigation simulator at the Maritime … Continue reading “Malaysian simulation contract for Kongsberg Maritime”