Kongsberg Digital to Supply Simulators to UAE's AASTS
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) said it has signed a contract to deliver a suite of multipurpose simulation solutions to the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport Branch in Sharjah (AASTS), United Arab Emirates. The state-of-the-art simulators enable realistic training scenarios for different vessel types in various operations and weather conditions, and will be used in training and assessment of the academy’s students as well as crew from government and private organizations.“When we signed the agreement to establish the Sharjah branch of the AASTS, which is a prominent
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, workshops, presentation speeches and company visits. Last month, one such visit took place in Sharjah, when WISTA UAE visited Albwardy Damen. Present at the event was HRH Princess Sarah Al Saud, Director of Maritime Business Development and the International Forum for Maritime Transport at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.
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City Executive Board; Ida Skard, Director General, Maritime Department, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries who pledged, on behalf of the Norwegian Government, 4.5 million Norwegian kronor for the support of student fellowships in both 2015 and in 2016; Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), who spoke on behalf of H.E. Hany Dahy, Minister of Transport, Egypt; and WMU President Designate Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, who takes up her position in July 2015. Sekimizu thanked all donors and supporters of the WMU, past
