Marine electronics specialist MARIS AS has completed an ECDIS (electronic chart data information systems) technical training programme to enhance support services covering North America and the Caribbean. The initiative is part of its commitment to the Global Distribution & Service Agreement with IMTECH MARINE. Engineers in IMTECH MARINE’s service network covering US and Caribbean ports [...]
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The Ministry of Defence in Oman has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract for the construction of a Sail Training Vessel (STV). The 87-metre square rigged, three-masted steel clipper will take up her role as a flagship. In addition to its key role of training young Omani navy cadets and officers, the new clipper will [...]
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FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. announced that the type specific ECDIS training for the new ECDIS FMD-3200/FMD-3300 is now available at FURUNO INS Training Center in Singapore. The new training program has been carefully developed by INSTC Denmark embracing the same philosophy as they did when they first developed the type specific training course for the [...]
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GoAGT Ltd. a world leading Maritime Security Company, providing roughly 1 in every 5 armed security teams operating in the Indian Ocean, has once again lifted the benchmark by achieving Det Norske Veritas (DNV) accreditation for its Maritime Training Centre located in Galle, Sri-Lanka. The centre, one of the first to be accredited globally, can [...]
The Australian Maritime College and the University of Tasmania today welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of almost $12 million in additional funding for specialised maritime training. This significant funding boost will allow AMC to train more seafarers than ever before, for careers aboard Australian and internationally flagged ships. It will be delivered across a [...]
Leading classification society ClassNK announced that it has certified the Type Specific ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) training course provided by Iino Marine Service Busan Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Iino Marine Service Co., Ltd. ClassNK Executive Vice President Koichi Fujiwara presented the certificate to Capt. Shigeru Nemoto, President of Iino Marine Service [...]
Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly today opened the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship training facility at Mascot in New South Wales. Over the next two-and-a-half years the new facility will provide training to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in the safe operation and maintenance of the LHD ships. The facility has the potential [...]
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The Tokyo-based NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and the Singapore-based NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. have teamed together to develop new onboard training software for seafarers on LNG vessels. This new software is called the LNG-Shipboard Training and Assessment Recording System, or LNG-STARS, for short. This newly developed software is for officers and engineers who will board [...]
In March, Transas Marine Black Sea participated in the conference “Use of information and communication technologies in new areas in maritime industry” held by Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey. The conference gathered information and communication technology professionals to discuss IT trends in the maritime industry. Education of maritime specialists plays an important role in this [...]
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For training of its Sigma Class Corvette bridge personnel, the Indonesian Navy and Ministry of Defence selected VSTEP to supply two Class A NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge (FMB) Simulators for its Kobangdikal marine training facility in Surabaya. The Indonesian Navy is currently modernizing its fleet to more effectively combat maritime crime and piracy. Beginning 2012, [...]
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