Kongsberg wins new South Korea contracts

In the first quarter of 2021, the successful delivery of K-Sim Offshore and DP simulators to the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fishery Technology (KIMFT) was closely followed by the handover of K-Sim Mooring simulators to the Busan Techno Park foundation.

This was followed in June and July respectively by contracts with the Busan National Maritime High School and Incheon National Maritime High School for the supply of for K-Sim Navigation ship’s bridge simulators.

“These contracts are all very important for KDI, securing our market leading position for maritime training in Asia,” said Andreas Jagtøyen, executive vice president digital ocean, Kongsberg Digital.

“South Korea is a key global player in the journey towards Maritime 4.0, with its highly successful ship-building and ship-owning companies,” he added.

KIMFT, which is a new investor in KDI technology, will be using the K-Sim simulators to train researchers and industry personnel in a complete series of offshore and dynamic positioning operations. Incheon National Maritime High School, another new KDI customer, will be using its simulators to provide students with highly realistic training using vessels, objects and equipment.

Meanwhile, Busan Techno Park and Busan National Maritime High School will be expanding their existing range of K-Sim simulators to enhance interoperability, using add-on features such as offshore mooring, the oil-spill function and SMART objects.