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...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 29, 2021 | Marine fuels, News
Operating ships running on LNG has its own specific risks. Reason for RelyOn Nutec to open a new LNG training facility at its Rotterdam training centre. At the facility, it is possible to simulate realistic scenarios that cover everything from small leaks to large...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 25, 2021 | News
Construction of the STC training vessel Ab Initio has begun. Concordia Damen, in collaboration with Gebroeders De Jonge Shipbuilding Services, has commissioned the construction of the hull at the yard in Apatin, Serbia. The steel for the hull was ordered this week. Ab...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 20, 2020 | News
With the MSC Zoe accident investigation reports being published, the safety of container transport is once again a hot topic. SWZ|Maritime’s July/August safety special discusses the MSC Zoe reports in detail and looks at how loss of containers at sea can be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 9, 2019 | News
Rood Boven Groen is the first company approved by the Dutch administrations to offer the STCW training Security Awareness (Regulation V1/6, paragraph 1,2 & 3 and section A-V1/6.4) completely online in an e-Learning environment. A secure id control makes it...
