Tag: VTS

The pilot and the captain of the car carrier 'City of Rotterdam', which collided with a ferry in December 2015, in the River Humber, have received suspended sentences of four months in prison each, according to UK MCA.

The Palaszczuk Government announced a $36 million investment in ship tracking technology, aiming to protect the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland’s ports. The Vessel Traffic Service operations would undergo systems upgrade to meet the modern demands of international shipping.

STM Validation informed that the Vessel Traffic Service Tarifa, one of the first shore centres updated to be fully compatible with Sea Traffic Management, is ready to send and receive voyage plans in Gibraltar strait.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report, concerning the allision of the Antigua & Barbuda registered heavy-lift "MARIA" and the consequent foundering of the Italian registered fishing vessel "ANGELA ARCELLA", in the Grand Harbour, Valletta, on 9 August 2016.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency issued a Merchant Shipping Notice, concerning the Vessel Traffic Services and identifying the UK VTS centres, ahead of the requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.

The Hong Kong Marine Department has introduced the newly upgraded third generation Vessel Traffic Services system and the reform work of the department.

A Cambridge firm that uses satellites to monitor ships has formed an alliance to provide real-time tracking of maritime vessels

AMSA has issued Marine Notice 08/2014 to advise master of the Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) in Australia which are authorised under the Navigation Act 2012 and Marine Order 64 (Vessel Traffic Services) 2013 (MO 64), and to remind them of their obligations to provide reports required by a VTS Authority, and to comply with instructions given by a VTS Authority regarding vessel movements.

PortVision has shared its projections for the top vessel-tracking trends that it believes will have the greatest impact on the maritime industry during 2014.

NTSB report on tanker allision with SF Bay: Tanker Overseas Reymar allision with San Francisco‒Oakland Bay Bridge