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Vol. LX No. 188 st WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2020
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Mansukh Mandaviya launches “Development of Indigenous Software solution for VTS and VTMS” • VTS/ VTMS is a software for determining vessel positions, position of other trafc or meteorological hazard warnings and extensively manages the trafc within a port or waterway • ‘Made In India’ VTS and VTMS software to pave the way for ‘Make for the world’ vessel trafc management systems: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya • Rs. 10 Crore sanctioned to IIT, Chennai for the development of indigenous
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya e-launched the development of Indigenous Software solution for Vessel traffic services (VTS) and Vessels Traffic Monitoring Systems (VTMS) in New Delhi. In the inaugural address, Shri Mandaviya put emphasis on the development of indigenous system as per the requirement of the country instead of relying high costing foreign made software solutions for Traffic Managements of the Cont’d. Pg. 7 Indian Ports.
The Year 2020 has been an “Incredible Year” for Container Industry feels Jeremy Nixon, CEO of ONE SINGAPORE: As Container Shipping’s rollercoaster year continues a steep climb, one senior carrier executive has declared: “We’re sold out.” Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE), said 2020, with global lockdowns and subsequent swings in demand, had been an “incredible year”. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this,” he said during an International Chamber of Shipping webinar. “China went down [with the virus] very, very fast, and then,
just as they were getting better, we had destination countries going through the same kind of shutdowns. “So we had this incredible wave of change, which meant we had to shut down capacity, move ships around, move containers to the right places and try and understand what was going on and what customers needed, Mr. Jeremy Nixon Cont’d. Back Pg. when and where.”