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Technology to prevent accidents at Indian ports

By Debeshi Gooptu Bakshi | 30 August 2011

The Government of India has developed a management information system called Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) to aid traffic management and prevent accidents at ports.

Ports in India have routinely been plagued by issues such as congestion and collision. According to statistics, the number of accidents involving merchant ships registered in India was 20 in 2008 and 14 each in 2009 and 2010.

According to Union Minister of Shipping, G K Vasan, the new system has various sensors such as radars, automatic identification system (AIS), meteorological and hydrological sensors, computers and communication links to provide accurate pictures of harbours and waterways to effectively monitor the navigation of vessels. By ensuring movement of orderly traffic, VTMS helps reduce risk to human lives, severity of accidents and environmental pollution besides increasing shipping efficiency and facilitating enhanced commerce and traffic.

Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) to regulate maritime traffic flow in the port channels are installed at Mumbai, JNPT, Kolkata, Cochin, New Mangalore and Mormugao Ports. There is one VTMS installed for monitoring the traffic in the Kutch region where vessels coming for Kandla are also covered. Installation of VTMS is in progress at Chennai Port. Traffic is being managed by GPS, radar and AIS in the absence of VTMS at Visakhapatnam, Tuticorin, Paradip and Ennore. All these ports are also in the process of installing VTMS shortly, the minister added.

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