20 Apr Simwave maritime simulator centre officially open
Simwave officially opened its 5,000-square-metre maritime training centre in Barendrecht yesterday. Naturally, the opening was simulated. On all the screens of 59 simulators, four vessels sailed at the same time through an opening ribbon in an imaginary port with the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids of Giza and the Burj Khalifa on the quays.
It was clear to see how hundreds of guests, including the mayor of Barendrecht Jan van Belzen, enjoyed the simulated opening spectacle and the subsequent look behind the scenes at the simulators. The centre has already been in use for some time now. The ‘site acceptance test’ was successfully completed on 29 January in collaboration with the supplier of the simulators, the Norwegian company Kongsberg Digital. Since then, the entire ‘maritime centre of excellence’ has been operational and there are plenty of training courses being organised for and with customers such as Genting Hong Kong, Crystal River Cruises and Viking Cruises.
Opening offer
To celebrate the opening, Simwave immediately announced an offer. ‘Clients who book an Open Course before 16 May will receive a 15% discount on the registration fee,’ announced Marcel Kind, the managing director and co-founder of Simwave.