Radar Tracking Systems News

U.K. Royal Navy warship HMS Defender provided escort duties for transatlantic ocean liner RMS Queen Mary II through the Gulf of Oman. The Type 45 destroyer, dwarfed by the enormity of the cruise liner, is equipped with an array of weaponry and radar tracking systems to ensure the safe passage of the luxury ship through potentially dangerous sea lanes. This was the second time in two days the Portsmouth-based warship had escorted a ‘High Value Unit’ through the area, The Navy said.

Norcontrol IT won the contract to supply a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system and Port Management and Information System (PMIS) to the new VTS at Lian Yun Gang seaport, China. The customer is Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration P.R.C. Delivery of the systems is due to start in December 2005. Norcontrol IT will supply four operator work stations in the Chinese language, which will be interfaced with Norcontrol IT's Dual PMIS database, also in a Chinese language version. servers for warning and alarm functionality, logging and replay, and an improved tracking CCTV system for the control centre at Lian Yun Gang MSA building. The control…