For a first time in major ports, Radio Over Internet Protocol system inaugurated at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has become the first major Indian port having ROIP system for long range marine communication
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Kolkata, October 27: The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata, West Bengal, has become the first major Indian port to have Radio Over Internet Protocol / ROIP system for long range marine communication. This ROIP system will be covering the entire Hugli river estuary right from Kolkata to Sandheads, a stretch of open sea nearly 130 km from Haldia. It will have base stations at four separate locations.
“In view of a much needed solution for providing effective long range Marine communication, the Radio over InternetProtocol (ROIP) System at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP, Kolkata), was inaugurated last evening,” the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement.
The ministry said, “ROIP system is being introduced as a marine communication mode, for the first time in any Major Indian Port. It shall cover the entire Hugli river Estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, having base stations at four locations.”
It added that, with this new facility, vessels at the Sandheads can be directly communicated via Radio, from Kolkata, especially during the storms and severe weather.
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee port chairman, Vinit Kumar, welcomed this new development saying that, despite being the only riverine port in India, SMP, Kolkata has been constantly maintaining its pivotal position in Indian Major Ports for the past 152 years.