Customer Success Story: Hong Kong Marine Department
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Asia
Country
- China
Product
- ICONICS GENESIS32™
- AlarmWorX™32
- TrendWorX™32
- GraphWorX™32
- WebHMI
Tech Stack
- OPC Server
- HTML
- ActiveX controls
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Applicable Industries
- Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Remote Asset Management
- Public Transportation Management
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
The Hong Kong Marine Department is responsible for monitoring and regulating all ship movements within Hong Kong waters. The department oversees over a thousand ships that enter or leave the port of Hong Kong daily. The volume of traffic that transits Hong Kong waters to and from the ports at the Pearl River Delta is increasing annually. At any given time, there are over three hundred ships moored within the harbor. The department also oversees the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, which is responsible for coordinating all search and rescue operations within the Hong Kong maritime rescue responsible area. This area covers the entire northern part of the South China Sea, up to the west coast of the Philippines on the east and up to the 10 degree Latitude on the south.
The Challenge
The Vessel Traffic Centre of Hong Kong Marine Department monitors and regulates all ship movements within Hong Kong waters. Over one thousand big and small ships enter into or sail from the port of Hong Kong daily. The volume of traffic that transits Hong Kong waters to and from the ports at the Pearl River Delta increases annually. At any one time, there are over three hundred ships moored within the harbor. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, which is also under Hong Kong Marine Department, is responsible for coordinating all search and rescue operations within the Hong Kong maritime rescue responsible area, which is about the entire northern part of the South China Sea, up to the west coast of the Philippines on the east and up to the 10 degree Latitude on the south. The traffic monitoring equipment and the telecommunications equipment of both centers have recently been upgraded.
The Solution
The Hong Kong Marine Department selected ICONICS GENESIS32™ Web-enabled, OPC-integrated HMI/SCADA Software suite with AlarmWorX™32, TrendWorX™32, and GraphWorX™32 modules, along with WebHMI and OPC Server products. The complete turnkey solution that included microwave link, VHF communication equipment, radar Unit, RTU and ICONICS software, was installed by PCCW Ltd. The geography of Hong Kong required the installation of 18 remote sites spread over 7 islands. ICONICS GENESIS32 software enabled rapid development and easy deployment using its modular architecture, aliases, ActiveX controls and direct publishing feature of HTML pages over the Internet. The communication towers are built on the various remote islands and locations to collect data about the presence and movement of ships within Hong Kong waters. Communication with these remote sites is critical in terms of keeping the port safe.
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