The re-equipment of the port in Astrakhan is planned to be completed in the coming days. By the end of 2024, Rosmorport will transfer all VTS (vessel traffic management systems) of Russian ports to domestic software.
This was announced by Sergey Simonov, Deputy General Director of FSUE "Rosmorport", on the sidelines of the International Exhibition and Forum "Russia". He also reminded of the corresponding presidential decree, which implies a quick transition to domestic software.
There is presidential decree number 166, which prescribes that all critical information infrastructure facilities be transferred to domestic software by the end of this year. Therefore, we are now conducting a competitive procedure to replace imported software with domestic software. The results will be summed up, according to our estimates, sometime in mid-May - the winner will be announced, and he will immediately begin to implement this project. We are here on the deadline set by the president. Therefore, all 25 VTSs [will be equipped], already 22 [left] because (ports) Sochi, Makhachkala and, I hope, in the coming days Astrakhan, they were transferred to domestic programs.
It was additionally noted that domestic equipment is "significantly cheaper compared to foreign equipment, and also has a wider functionality."
The use of Russian software will make it possible to increase the safety of navigation.
Earlier it was reported that the first domestic complex for software assembly has appeared in Russia.
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