The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies (IMAT), a training of the seafarers of Castel Volturno, has equipped itself with a new technical headquarters that is equipped with a 37-metre, 100-tonne control with operating environments on a 1:1 scale in a 1,500-square-meter room, which is connected to a machine unit managed by eight operators in contemporary. The latter, in addition to being connected to the bridge control system, is also connected to the entire control system ship automation, to the two engines and related systems, constituting a real ship system for Vessel's activities Resource Management (VRM). But the engines are also real: a dual 16 megawatts, 230 tons of weight, connected to the systems auxiliaries, and a second engine room with a 2.7 megawatts, with the ability to charge 0.5 megawatts of lithium batteries (the only hybrid engine room in Europe).

"As sophisticated as they are - explained Captain Rosario Trapanese, director New Development and Strategy of IMAT - le activities carried out under the simulation regime are no longer enough. Our idea is to develop the skills through experiences that are as real as possible, the commands, equipment and systems available to the trainees present and future technologies that they will find on board ships". "For the first time," he stressed, "it has been put on the a system that allows interaction with real systems: through software interfaces the motors and all the others devices may be started during practical tests.'

In addition, the Campania center has also equipped itself with a Tug simulator which will soon be integrated into the system of the new headquarters, 32 new classrooms for a total of 3,000 square meters divided into three plans, in addition to the continuous implementation of the proprietary software platform through which the center delivers part of its training offer online. "During 2025 - announced Trapanese - the first plant will be built to the world dedicated to training, LNG bunkering and the installation of a "damage control and flooding simulator" connected to an emergency management system. It is the first project of its kind to be carried out in Europe. The goal is to support the competitiveness of the maritime industry starting from an aligned response, when not in advance, to the technological transformations in this sector".