This will help VOC Port in Tamil Nadu to cater to increasing Maritime Traffic, and keep pace with global technological developments; This Software can also be extended to other Indian Ports
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers are going to develop an indigenous Vessel Traffic Software (VTS) that will help monitor maritime traffic. This will cater to the increasing maritime traffic and help keep pace with global tec
This is for operation, manning and maintenance of vessel traffic system
V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), IIT - Madras, the technology arm of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, for operation, manning and maintenance of vessel traffic system and development of indigenous vessel traffic software at the port. The MoU was signed on behalf of V.O.C. Port Trust by Captain Pravin K. Singh, Deputy Conservator, and on behalf of National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways & Coasts, by Prof. K. Murali, Professor In-charge, NTCPWC, in the presence of T. K. Ramachandran, Chairman, VOC Port through video conferencing.
May 26, 2021
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The port plans to upgrade the existing vessel traffic software system and develop an indigenous system
VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOC Port Trust), Tuticorin, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC), IIT Madras, for Operation, Manning and Maintenance of Vessel Traffic System & Development of Indigenous Vessel Traffic Software (VTS) at VOC Port Trust.
VTS is mandatory under IMO Convention ‘SOLAS’ (Safety of Life at Sea). The VTS traffic image is compiled and collected by means of advanced sensors such as radar, AIS, direction finding devices, CCTV and VHF or other co-operative systems and services. A modern VTS integrates all the information into a single operator working environment for ease of use and in order to allow for effective Maritime traffic organization and communication.