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(sunstar.com.ph) THE University of Cebu-Maritime Education and Training Center (UC-METC) now offers Ship Simulator and Bridge Teamwork (SSBT) as part of its Maritime Upgrading Courses intended for Marine Deck officers.

(www.freep.com) With homeland security a growing concern for communities across metro Detroit, a local college has launched a $5.4-million facility that trains emergency officials in a real-life environment and features the first ship simulator in Michigan. … The college’s ship simulator allows first responders to conduct antiterrorism exercises, search for weapons of mass destruction aboard … Continue reading “Wayne Co. Community College to teach emergency responses”

(bymnews.com) BMF Members have been invited to participate in the 2006 Dover Maritime Careers Festival, which is being held at the Dover Cruise Terminal 2, Western Docks, Dover on the Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March. This is being staged in conjunction with the “Sea Vision (SE) Careers Group South Kent College and Port of … Continue reading “UK. Port of Dover to host Maritime Careers Festival”

(webwire.com) 25 January, 2006, Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) today opened a new training centre in Turku, Finland. This is the latest step for WLSA in its development programme of opening three Academies for global coverage of training and competence management services to ship owners and power plant owners. A new training centre was … Continue reading “Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy, Turku, Finland – Grand Opening”

(www.abc.net.au) Training in ship handling at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) in Launceston is to be improved with a $3.5 million grant to improve facilities. The funding is part of the Federal Government’s $49 million national capital development pool. AMC’s vice-president Professor Tom Hardy says the college’s ship handling simulator will be upgraded to improve … Continue reading “AMC gets set for .5m tech makeover”

(www.shanghaidaily.com) Students at Shanghai Maritime University can now practice docking a ship in the city’s recently opened Yangshan Deep-Water Port without any risk of crashing into other boats, buoys or other obstacles. The university has developed a ship simulator using three-dimensional animation, to train students majoring in navigation and built a virtual replica of the … Continue reading “Shipping simulated”

(i-newswire.com) The second annual Dubai International Maritime Awards ( DIMA ), organized by Seatrade, was held to felicitate those working constantly to improve maritime standards in West & Central Asia. Gala presentation dinner was held at Grand Hyatt Dubai on 12 December 2005, in the presence of Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization ( IMO … Continue reading “ARI wins Dubai International Maritime Award 2005 for ‘Innovation in Shipping’”

(www.advancedimagingpro.com) I/ITSEC/Orlando, FL – (November 29, 2005) ““ Christie, a leading provider of visual solutions for business, entertainment, industry and government, announced that it has installed a state-of-the-art display system to replace the existing CRT technology for the Full Mission Bridge (FMB) simulator at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. The … Continue reading “Christie Upgrades Visual Display System for Marine Institute”

(businesswire.com) SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 1, 2005–Cubic Defense Applications, the defense segment of Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), has received a contract for the U.S. Navy’s Generic Reconfigurable Training Systems (GRTS) Lot II program. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a ceiling value of $15 million, and covers computer simulations for training crews in how to … Continue reading “U.S. Navy Chooses Cubic Team for Opportunity to Bid on Computer Simulations for Ship Systems”

(businesswire.com) PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 14, 2005–DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it has received a $7 million contract to provide ground-based, transportable range simulator systems to upgrade calibration facilities for the British Royal Navy. The systems, to be deployed at the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) Skipness and Portland Bill sites and other … Continue reading “DRS Technologies Receives $7 Million Contract to Provide Mobile Range Simulator Systems for British Royal Navy”