ICONICS Case Studies Customer Success Story: Hong Kong Marine Department

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	Customer Success Story: Hong Kong Marine Department ICONICS

Customer Success Story: Hong Kong Marine Department

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Public Transportation Management Remote Asset Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
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. Read More
About 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. Read More
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. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

Marine & Shipping

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Public Transportation Management

Remote Asset Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

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.

About 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.

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.

Impact #1	The senior management of Hong Kong Marine Department can now monitor and control the status of the complete communication system from any remote site.
Impact #2	Live CCTV cameras are also linked within the ICONICS GENESIS32 software, which are located at all the various sites.
Impact #3	Product stability and reliability were emphasized in the design and implementation of the project.

Impact #1

The senior management of Hong Kong Marine Department can now monitor and control the status of the complete communication system from any remote site.

Impact #2

Live CCTV cameras are also linked within the ICONICS GENESIS32 software, which are located at all the various sites.

Impact #3

Product stability and reliability were emphasized in the design and implementation of the project.

Benefit #1	ICONICS GENESIS32 connects 21 OmniFlex 1000 RTUs spread out over 6 islands of Hong Kong.

Benefit #1

ICONICS GENESIS32 connects 21 OmniFlex 1000 RTUs spread out over 6 islands of Hong Kong.

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Customer Success Story: Hong Kong Marine Department

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