Upgraded Irish VTS Gets Tracking Bonus
By combining their purchasing power with EC grants, the four Irish ports of Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford have installed VTS systems that are technically more advanced than those of some ports many times their size. The STN Atlas VTS systems at Shannon, Cork and Waterford also include a Thales Navigation TDMA tracking system for monitoring key harbour vessels. This boosts efficiency by overcoming the geographical limitations of radar while providing significant cost savings to the VTS network operation.
By combining their purchasing power with EC grants, the four Irish ports of Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford have installed VTS systems that are technically more advanced than those of some ports many times their size. The STN Atlas VTS systems at Shannon, Cork and Waterford also include a Thales Navigation TDMA tracking system for monitoring key harbour vessels. This boosts efficiency by overcoming the geographical limitations of radar while providing significant cost savings to the VTS network operation.
