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European first for virtual port training world
17 Apr 2008
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, has officially opened a world-class £1.75m port and international trade training facility on the UK's north west coast.
Developed by AIMS (Liverpool), the suite includes three simulators which allow users to replicate conditions of real-life, potentially dangerous, or unusual work situations, such as high winds, that may arise in a port, within a safe environment. A further two simulators will be installed in the coming months.
Learners can use the equipment to drive virtual forklift trucks and land-based tugs, gantry and quay cranes and a straddle carrier in the re-created virtual environments of Twelve Quays, Birkenhead and Seaforth Container Terminal.
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