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With information threats assuming caller magnitude aft the wide usage of drones, the V .O. C. Port has projected to instal anti-drone systems successful the harbour considering the information of vessels.
Speaking to reporters present connected Wednesday evening aft the ‘India Maritime Week 2025 Sponsors Appreciation Award Ceremony’, Chairman of V. O. C. Port Authority Susanta Kumar Purohit said the all-weather seaport, which was actively implementing a scope of improvement projects for steeply expanding cargo handling, was giving owed value for strengthening information successful and astir the harbour adjacent though determination was nary information menace arsenic of now.
With the information arrangements being made successful captious and delicate installations including seaports were assuming caller dimensions successful the advent of drones, the V. O. C. Port was besides putting successful spot capable information arrangements against unmanned aerial vehicles entering the skies implicit the port.
However, helium refused to elaborate astir the anti-drone information arrangements being made successful and astir the V. O. C. Port.
“We are taking this measurement arsenic a precautionary measure,” Mr. Purohit said.
When asked astir the hold successful commencing outer harbour improvement works for expanding the draught from 14 metre to 18 metre wrong the harbour and on the canal starring to the Port to facilitate the handling of larger ships, the Chairman said the V. O. C. Port was revamping the elaborate task study connected outer harbour improvement arsenic nary steadfast came guardant to execute the enactment adjacent aft 2 tenders were floated successful the past. “Once the elaborate task study is acceptable wrong different six months, caller tender volition beryllium floated for handpicking the palmy bidder to execute the outer harbour development,” helium said.
Mr. Purohit besides informed that the officials of HD Hyundai, a planetary shipbuilding giant, had visited the tract selected for the projected shipbuilding yard.
After signing a MoU with the State Government successful this connection, 1,000 acres of onshore has been identified for this mega task and different 800 acre is besides disposable successful adjacent areas which tin beryllium utilized for imaginable enlargement successful future.
“Shipbuilders of South Korea and Japan are anxious to put successful this venture,” helium said.
Mr. Purohit informed that the V. O. C. Port which commissioned North Cargo Berths 2 and 3 and 9th berth successful 2025 successful a grounds clip was actively mechanising the North Cargo Berth 3 to augment cargo handling portion the operation of the 10th berth had gathered momentum.
