Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2023
Wärtsilä simulator for Swedish training lab
Wärtsilä Corporation is to supply a specially designed laboratory equipped with the latest simulation equipment for a new marine training centre under development by tanker owner, Furetank, on Donsö island in Sweden. The lab, equipped for 14 students at a time, will combine physical simulation bridges with virtual, augmented, and mixed reality applications. This combination creates realistic environments for navigation, manoeuvring, docking, cargo handling, and safety procedures, Wärtsilä said. The system also incorporates new technologies, including the modelling of shore power connections and the bunkering of fuels, including liquid natural gas and liquid biogas....