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Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Service Centre
Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Service Centre (), commonly abbreviated Kvitsøy VTS, is a vessel traffic service and pilot station, pilot dispatch station situated on the island municipality of Kvitsøy in Norway. Its main responsibility is handling traffic headed to the gas terminal at Kårstø, as well as the entire coast between Bømlafjorden and Jærens rev. This includes Boknafjorden. The VTS opened on 3 January 2003, as the fourth in the country. It is the busiest, responsible for surveillance of about 300,000 sailings per year. Initially the station conducted remove piloting, but this was later discontinued. A major systems and radar upgrade took place in 2014. The facility is operated by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. History Proposals for a VTS serving Boknafjorden and Rogaland were launched in the wake of the 1992 opening of Fedje Vessel Traffic Service Centre. Kvitsøy was mentioned early on as a potential site, although sites in Stavanger/Sandnes were also considered. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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