AD Ports to install Saab vessel management system
Elcome International is to supply and install vessel traffic management systems (VTMIS) at ports and terminals operated by AD Ports Group.
Saab’s MaritimeControl VTMIS will be installed at Khalifa Port, Zayed Port & Free Port, Musaffah Port and Al Dhafra region ports as part of a project to provide monitoring and control of vessel movements in and around the Emirate.
Jimmy Grewal, Elcome’s executive director, said: “From the centre in Khalifa Port, vessel traffic management will be able to safely guide shipping as far away as Sila, 300km west down the coast of the United Arab Emirates near the border with Saudi-Arabia.
“This state-of-the-art VTMIS will play a vitally important role in ensuring safe, secure and effective maritime operations 24/7. Marine pilots in the area will be able to see the vessel traffic live on their Portable Pilot Units.
“The system also has a multi-centre design with a backup site and the possibility of local operation at Zayed Port, Musaffah Port and Al Futaisi island.”
Under the deal, Elcome will install and integrate sensors and related infrastructure across multiple locations in a scope of supply that includes a VTMIS integrated with port RADARS, CCTVs, radios, weather stations, radio direction finders and towers.
Elcome will also design and install control centres equipped with ‘video walls’ – operator consoles and displays to present a comprehensive view of all tracked vessels within the VTMIS area.
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