Colombo Port gets advanced vehicle traffic management system
View(s):The Colombo Port has received the latest Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) from Queens Group, pioneers in the field of Marine Electronics since 1956.
This specialised VTMS is the first and only one of its kind in the country from Signalis of France an Airbus Defence & Space company; owners of Airbus Industries of France & Cassidian Oy Finland, the local agents said.
“This state-of- the- art radar and AIS based system with digitisers will enable Sri Lanka Ports Authority to manage and monitor vessel traffic efficiently and effectively,” said Dinesh Motha, Managing Director of Queens Group. “This system will increase the productivity and drastically reduce the operating costs for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority”.
The project was undertaken at a cost of 6 million Euros on a turnkey basis by Signalis partner’s in Sri Lanka, the Queens Group. “The advanced networking system has the capability to easily network with other ports in Sri Lanka and is a fully expandable system that can meet the future demands and challenges of the shipping industry,” Mr. Motha added in a statement.
This system is operational in the world’s leading ports including China, Korea, Bulgaria, India, Denmark, Kuwait, Germany, Qatar, France, Taiwan and Malaysia to name a few. Some of its advantages includes vessel management and safety provision in large-scale and high-density ports; improved quality of port services and resource utilisation (compliant with ISPS Code); large scale planning and traffic coordination in regional or national areas; easy detection of illegal activity; greater safety of life and property and reduced risk associated with marine operations.
The Queens Group is a well established group of companies and has been in operation since 1956 in diverse fields such as Marine Electronics, Aviation Electronics, Railway, and Water and Automotive sectors.
Cassidian Oy of Finland, a manufacturer of Mission Critical communication solutions (another Airbus Defense and Space company), together with its local partners Queens Group are the suppliers of the first and only TETRA Trunk Radio communication systems on a turnkey basis in Sri Lanka to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).