Location

Lerwick Harbour, with modern, versatile facilities for a wide variety of users, is the principal commercial port for Shetland, UK and a key component in the islands’ economy.

Time frame

2014 – Dec 2016

Business need

Upgrading the existing system to the latest Navi-Harbour technology was required due to intensity of shipping and operational improvement of the existing system. Since April 2020 Lerwick also enjoys Wärtsilä’s Smart Support service.

Specifics

Lerwick Harbour is Britain’s “Top Port” at the crossroads of the North Sea and North-east Atlantic. Lerwick Harbour is a deep-water port with two entrances, that is open to shipping in all weathers and operates around the clock, handling over 5,000 vessels annually.

Solution

The main operations room is located in the Albert Building in Lerwick Shetland. Radar, AIS, CCTV weather and tide sensors are located around the surrounding area of Lerwick, providing vessel tracking and information to the operators. VHF c omms is provided by a Jotron VHF system with 2 separate transmitters with full coverage of the approaches to Lerwick. A PMIS system is integrated into the system.

Product line and Services:

Lerwick VTS Control Room Albert Building, Lerwick.

2x VTS Operator workstations (main control room)
1x VTS Operator workstation (Incident management)
CCTV operator station displaying 9 cameras
1x Jotron RRC7700 VHF Dispatch Consoles
Denbridge (PMIS) Port Management system

Sensor Sites

Kirkabister

AIS Receiver
BME 25KW Up-mast radar
Weather Sensor

Rova Head

AIS Receiver
BME 25KW Up-mast radar
Weather Sensor
Jotron VHF Transceiver (TR7750C) with 2x fixed channel recording

Maryfield

AIS Receiver
BME 25KW Up-mast radar
Weather Sensor
Jotron VHF Transceiver (TR7750C) with 2x fixed channel recording

CCTV Locations

Albert Building (x5)
Wire Store
Marina Ramp
Morrisons Dock
Leading Light

Results

Since Wartsila’s involvement with the Lerwick Port Authority, VTMS operations have reached new levels of reliability and accuracy. User experience has been improved greatly from the previous system.

System upgrade is planned for 2021 to replace all the IT infrastructure with version 4.6, and radar processor upgrade using RPU5 interfaces. Wartsila continues to provide service and support to the Lerwick Port Authority with an annual maintenance contract including Remote System Support, Service Portal Access, Weekly system checks and Account Management.

We are a very strategic location for oil and gas production in the North Sea, handling many construction and supply vessels servicing existing and new fields. Keeping operations up and running during the pandemic has been of paramount importance.

Captain Alexander M. Simpson
Lerwick Harbour Master

Contact us

Please fill in the form, we aim to respond within 1-2 business days depending on the enquiry. For an existing installation, provide all necessary details to identify the installation and the equipment. Fields indicated with an asterisk (*) are required.

Find your local Wärtsilä office here

Contact our 24/7 customer support at +46 771 460 100 for assistance with equipment by Wärtsilä Voyage.
You can also contact us by email at voyage.support@wartsila.com for general requests, or voyage.spares@wartsila.com for spare parts requests.

Please email us with the Equipment Serial Number or the name of the vessel. Equipment Serial Number is taken from the equipment nameplate and includes all letters and numbers as given on the equipment nameplate.