Kongsberg Digital Contracted for Another Decade with Evergreen Marine

Evergreen Marine Corporation has renewed its trust in Kongsberg Digital (KDI) with a 10-year Long Term System Support Program (LTSSP).

Evergreen Marine has used KDI simulators for crew training for over 20 years, with the first maritime simulator delivered to the firm’s training center in 1999. The new LTSSP contract commits KDI to upgrading the majority of the K-Sim Bridge consoles and hardware in the Evergreen Marine Training Center. The center’s ECDIS lab will also be treated to an upgrade, while its Polaris simulator will be succeeded by the latest, next-generation K-Sim Navigation model, offering enhanced accuracy and increased realism.

This overhaul of the center’s simulation technology will also encompass an upgrade of its existing full mission engine simulator to a K-Sim Engine type, with a new MAN 6S70ME engine model. Equipped with a scrubber system and KDI’s IAS (Integrated Automation System), it typifies the level of detail provided by next-generation KDI simulators, enabling Evergreen Marine to refresh its curriculum and continue training its crew to achieve a high standard of operational and navigational competence.

“Our fleet consists of very large vessels which routinely have to sail in extreme weather conditions, so it’s vital for our crews to be fully prepared to meet any challenges,” says Eddie Pai, Junior Vice President, Evergreen Marine Corp.”