CHENNAI: Researchers at IIT-Madras have developed and deployed a fully indigenous Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) for ports, a technology long dominated by foreign vendors.

The system has been built entirely by the IIT’s National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) in line with specifications laid out by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoSPW), said a statement issued by the institute.

The system, already operational at the Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) in Kerala which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year, is poised to become . . .