by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 22, 2021 | Maritime education/training/careers, News, Ship repair/maintenance
With effect from 1 November, Jeroen Heesters will be the new managing director of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, one of the seven divisions of the Damen Shipyards Group. With finance director Eric Snoeren, who joined the division on 1 October, he will make up the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 21, 2021 | Maritime education/training/careers, News, Passenger ships
Brexit and the pandemic have led to a shortage of shipping personnel. Stena Line believes that if the shipping industry is going to solve its jobs’ crisis, it urgently needs to encourage more women to work in careers at sea, in roles that are often still viewed as for...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 20, 2021 | Maritime education/training/careers, News
The Nautis team at Vstep has entered into a collaboration with Delft based start-up Smart-Ship to introduce haptic feedback into its maritime simulators. Haptic feedback is an advanced technology that allows the user to receive tactile information by sending out...
