Alphatron’s River Radar a Success in Venice
Alphatron Marine announced has, together with its Italian distributor SIRM, signed an agreement with the Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (ACTV) authority for the delivery of 40 river radars for the public transport lines in Venice, Italy.
With Venice renowned for its many canals and low bridges, the river radar model JMA-610 was required to undergo special modifications. The scanner unit, positioned on top of the wheelhouse should, once the captain puts the radar into standby mode, stop rotating precisely at a fixed position. This way the scanner unit can be lowered at this specific position in the hole cut and allows for safe passage under the bridges.
At the end of 2015 Alphatron installed this first, 100 percent working river radar concept onboard of the waterbuses. This concept has been developed in-house with custom built mechanical foundation with appropriate electronics and software. The company’s partner in Italy will take care of the installation process and will also be able to quickly support the entire fleet fitted with our river radar. The 40 river radars will be delivered within a period of two years, of which the first one will be installed in April this year.