VO Chidambaranar Port joins IIT- Madras for vessel traffic development

VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOC Port Trust), Tuticorin, 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.
The duration of the MoU for maintenance and updating of the entire system shall
be for a period of five years, extendable by another five years, says a press release from VOC Port Trust.
NTCPWC would maintain the existing Vessel Traffic Service, develop indigenous
Vessel Traffic System software for VOC Port, that would facilitate identification, tracking, analysis of shipping traffic, real-time information for Pilots, monitoring of meteorological warnings, and integration of existing Automatic Identification System (AIS). In addition, NTCPWC will also carry out assessment of the existing VTS functionalities, hardware, software, identify suitable upgrade and provide technical proposal to VOC Port for the VTS system upgrade and maintenance.