Imtech Marine has opened a new Training Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Hosted by its Radio Holland Middle East subsidiary, the facility has started with a type-specific ECDIS Training Course for Navigators and Masters to meet the demand for ECDIS familiarisation.

Furuno Hellas has announced that it has been awarded a new contract to supply ECDIS to ship manager Thenamaris.

Furuno has announced that its NavSkills CAT (Computer Aided Training) distance learning system has been approved by ClassNK as fulfilling the requirements for ECDIS type specific familiarisation training.

Japanese marine electronics company Furuno has celebrated the 35th anniversary of the establishment of its operations in the United States.

Furuno has introduced its new FMD3x00 series of ECDIS systems which it says has been developed based on the insights of commercial navigators.

Furuno Electric has said that type specific training for the new ECDIS FMD-3200/FMD-3300 is now available in the Philippines.

Imtech Marine and Furuno signed a three-year extension of most of their exclusive contracts to mark the 50th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

Type specific ECDIS training for the new FMD-3200/FMD-3300 ECDIS series is now available at Furuno’s INS Training Centre in Singapore, following on from the establishment of similar programmes in Denmark and Germany.

Astrium Services has upgraded its SkyFile Mail software, which is now available for all types of FleetBroadband terminals and compatible with tablets and smartphones.

Odessa Maritime Training Centre (OMTC) is now providing FURUNO type-specific ECDIS training to navigators.