Mumbai Port Authority

A state-of-the-art VTS for control of ports operations, Surveillance and harbour navigation (Tracking and guidance of ships), having interface with Port MIS was earlier commissioned in September 1997 and the same has been replaced with new advanced state-of-art technology VTS and commissioned in September 2011. The fully computerised VTS employs three dual radars, 5 microwave links, two control stations (Mumbai Port Trust-BPX and JNPT control) one Radio Direction Finder, Differential Global positioning system, VHF & UHF communication system, CCTV system and Automatic Identification System (AIS). Major beneficiaries of VTS are Mumbai Port Trust, JNPT and Indian Navy. 

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