CM Labs as mentioned in Halldale:
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) posting of 16 February 2024 on Marine Terminals and Port Operations grabbed the author’s attention.
The document noted in part, “Workers in marine terminals and port operations have higher fatality, injury, and illness rates than other workers in the United States due to the variety of extreme exposures and dangerous work environments that marine terminals and port operations pose.”
The report’s findings are the underpinning for this article – another in a series of brief reviews of how simulation and training are enhancing workforce learning and safety in the broad commercial maritime community.
While the NIOSH study was US-focused, we’ll learn from two widely-recognized subject matter experts, the broader, global industry is increasingly interested in using S&T to enhance workforces in terminals and ports. Of added relevance, the author gained insights from the two SMEs fresh from their attendance at the recent TOC Europe 25 conference in Rotterdam.
A major take-away from this and other articles in this series is digital twin, high-fidelity simulators and maturing learning enablers, including AI, are not the exclusive purview of training enterprises in the adjacent military and civil aviation communities. Similar to other high-risk industries, the broad commercial maritime industry is making measured, deliberate investments with quantifiable ROIs to strengthen their workforces’ training continuum.
During a discussion this 24 June with Brad Ball, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at GlobalSim, the executive initially noted he has attended 10 of the most recent TOC port and cargo community events on the continent and first called attention to the incremental, focused pace of change in the broad industry.
[…]Back at CM Labs, Van de Kletersteeg added that recently his company has seen purchases of more high-fidelity training systems. “This includes the recent deployment of our larger MasterCab, which is a cabin-style simulator that offers a more immersive and realistic training experience,” the executive pointed out and continued, “At the same time, we’re also seeing that the needs of the market continue to evolve, with more and more clients wanting solutions for remote operation training. This has led us to explore new solutions that ensure we can continue to meet evolving training needs across a wider spectrum of equipment and operational scenarios.”
At this year’s TOC, CM Labs launched a new remote operating station (ROS), designed in collaboration with industry-leading controls manufacturer Spohn + Burkhardt. The ROS desk allows operators to have a dedicated training solution on professional hardware, which is something that was not readily available, according to the company. Van de Kletersteeg added CM Labs also recently launched the Intellia ROS RTG Training Pack, which runs on the ROS desk and fully integrates into the Intellia Intelligent Training System. It features exercises that progress in difficulty from beginner to advanced. “Throughout the past year, we have also been making significant investments in our Intellia training management system as well as features to help students train more effectively. All of our port products integrate this training management system, offering high-quality reporting tools that assist instructors in monitoring and evaluating students during their training,” the executive concluded.
[…]We encourage you to read the full article sharing technology advancements for port terminal safety in Halldale’s website.
