CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems BV, Holland, has completed the installation of a vessel traffic system (VTS) for Zeeland Seaports.

The system, based on Litton's new-generation VTS-Master-W technology, will be used for monitoring and controlling ship traffic in and out of the harbor basins at Vlissingen-Oost.

The Vlissingen VTS consists of a central control station equipped with a VTS-Master-W display and processing system, connected to two unmanned remote radar stations. Raw video data from the remote radar transceivers is compressed for transmission to the control station via fiber optic cables. Real-time images from both radars are combined and displayed on a 19-inch color display at the operator's console.

Litton provided a turnkey solution that included design and consultancy, delivery and installation of the remote radar stations, associated equipment and masts, including remote control and monitoring equipment and maintenance.

Litton Marine Systems BV Holland, formerly International Navigation Aids (INA), has been a pioneer in VTS technology for more than 20 years. The company has deployed over 300 systems around the world for small- and medium-sized VTS and coastal surveillance applications since the introduction of the optical scanconverter and later the first Disco system in the early eighties.

Litton Marine Systems Inc. (LMS) is a subsidiary of Litton Industries Inc. LMS was formed from the consolidation of Sperry Marine (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA), Decca Marine (New Malden, UK) and C. Plath (Hamburg, Germany). LMS manufactures and markets products under the Sperry, Decca and C. Plath brand names. With offices in 19 countries and authorized service depots in more than 300 locations worldwide, LMS provides "One Source" for marine navigation, communication and information systems, products and service.

Litton Industries, headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, is a $4.4 billion diversified technology company with over 40,000 employees worldwide. The company is a leader in navigation; guidance and control; electronic warfare; command, control and communications systems; information technology and shipbuilding and overhaul for government and commercial markets worldwide. Litton's Ingalls and Avondale shipyards together make up the largest builder of non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and other customers.