Vessel Traffic Reporting Systems

For the past eight years since the first IMO VTS Symposium was held in Singapore, on January 2000, Vessel Traffic Systems has become an important, relevant and vital issue in the international and commercial shipping industry worldwide. Safety - which has been the core of IMO conventions, supports the need for technological advancements in this regard.

With years of experience in advanced sensor technology and systems integration, a company called Lockheed Martin has been developing and providing governments, waterway authorities and mariners with reliable and cost-effective solutions to vessel traffic management. Their new Vessel Traffic Management Information Systems (VTMIS) monitor ports and coastlines, protect assets and support search and rescue missions throughout the world. Applications for this technology include Coastal and harbor surveillance; Vessel traffic management and Oil ports and offshore platforms. The Lockheed Martin's MTM 200 software is the central command and control, display and processing software for the VTMS, which receives data from a wide variety of integrated sensors and other applications and performs final information processing, display and dissemination. It has the ability to display vessel tracks from multiple sites and multiple sensors.

(Source: www.lockheedmartin.com and www.imo.com)