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Firda launches fishing net design simulator

Firda launches fishing net design simulator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 6, 2026 | Digitalisation, Fishing, Maritime education/training/careers, News

On Friday 30 January, the Net Design Simulator was officially presented during Firda’s Open Day in Urk. The innovative educational tool allows students, for the first time, to see what normally remains hidden beneath the water’s surface. Firda is a vocational college....
Spliethoff launches MARIN simulator in Manila

Spliethoff launches MARIN simulator in Manila

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 15, 2025 | Digitalisation, Heavy lift, Maritime education/training/careers, News

Spliethoff Group has commissioned its next-generation training simulator in Manila. Developed by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN), this advanced crane and ballast simulator is designed to train seafarers in crane handling and heavy-lift operations...
New trailing hopper simulator for MIWB

New trailing hopper simulator for MIWB

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 17, 2024 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Maritime education/training/careers, News

The Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) on Terschelling, the Netherlands, will acquire a new trailing hopper simulator. An investment from the Training and Development Fund for Hydraulic Engineering (Opleidings- en Ontwikkelingsfonds Waterbouw) enables the...
VSTEP and Damen supply NYK Line with full mission bridge simulator

VSTEP and Damen supply NYK Line with full mission bridge simulator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 23, 2024 | Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Offshore wind

In December 2022, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) partnered with Damen Services to introduce an advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations. The simulator, built in cooperation with VSTEP Simulation, is to be officially inaugurated on 1...
Dutch companies launch portable dredging simulator

Dutch companies launch portable dredging simulator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 12, 2023 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Maritime education/training/careers, News

Three Dutch companies that have won their spurs in the maritime sector are developing a dredging simulator. The simulator will be portable and affordable. Responsible for the development of the simulator are Controllab, MSA-Service and Amsterdam Shipyards. Arnold den...
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