TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 1
Wärtsilä software will enable innovative new
Simulation Centre to meet needs of cruise,
ferry and superyacht clients
The new simulation centre will
be located at the Lakeside
North Harbour business hub,
near Portsmouth, UK
Credit : Lakeside North Harbour
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he technology group Wärtsilä is to supply and
configure the software solutions for a new, state-
of-the-art, purpose built simulation centre being
constructed near Portsmouth, England. The centre
is an expansion of the Maritime Skills Academy’s
(MSA) training portfolio serving the Solent region,
and is designed to meet the specific simulation
training requirements of cruise, ferry and su-
peryacht clients. MSA Solent is part of the Viking Maritime Group,
headquartered in Dover, England. The software is developed by
Transas, a Wärtsilä company, who will also provide technical and
maintenance support to the project. The order with Wärtsilä was
booked in March 2019.
The new facility will be uniquely positioned to service the needs
of its targeted clients. It will be the world’s only commercial training
centre to have a fully integrated Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum system
within the full mission bridge simulator and associated course
provision. Wärtsilä will also deliver the software solutions for a full
mission engine room simulator with a customised cruise ship model
and various other training aids.
“Collaboration with partners and customers is central to realising
Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine vision, and this is a classic example of how
it can work to serve the needs of the industry. Thanks to our joint
collaboration efforts, this centre will deliver exceptional training
possibilities through the use of our solutions. This also supports
the very modern and popular “as-a-service” concept” says Alex
Ponomarev, Sales Expert for Wärtsilä Voyage Simulation and
Training.
“We thank Wärtsilä for its support in helping us to deliver a very
high standard and culturally attuned training provision. This is an
essential part of our key objective, which is to promote the safest
and most efficient standards in the maritime industry,” says
Matthew Jaenicke, Group Managing Director, Viking Maritime
Group.
Prior to the centre’s implementation phase, the desired simulation
specifications were established in close cooperation with industry
experts. This enabled the achievement of the most realistic physical
environment and delegate learning experience possible.
The MSA Solent simulation centre is scheduled to open in July of
this year.
Transas was acquired by Wärtsilä in 2018, and is a global market
leader in ship & fleet operation solutions, including bridge
infrastructure, digital data and electronic charts services,
and applications requiring access to real-time information. The
company is also a leader in professional training and simulation
solutions, ship traffic control, and AI-based decision-support tools.
Transas leverages the latest advances in machine learning to create
a unified cloud-based platform for managing operations across the
entire marine ecosystem. The company has regional offices world-
wide and a distribution network that spans 120 countries. Its
workforce of approximately 1000 employees includes a large and
competent team of engineers who, together with Wärtsilä’s team,
work to accelerate the development of smart digital solutions.
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