About: Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre

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Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre (Norwegian: Vardø trafikksentral; call sign: NOR VTS), also known as Norwegian Oceanic Region Vessel Traffic Service, is a vessel traffic service situated in the town of Vardø in Vardø, Norway. It is responsible for monitoring ship traffic off the baseline of Norway throughout the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including the areas around Jan Mayen and Svalbard. It has special responsibilities for the sealanes into Hammerfest and Sveagruva.

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  • Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre (Norwegian: Vardø trafikksentral; call sign: NOR VTS), also known as Norwegian Oceanic Region Vessel Traffic Service, is a vessel traffic service situated in the town of Vardø in Vardø, Norway. It is responsible for monitoring ship traffic off the baseline of Norway throughout the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including the areas around Jan Mayen and Svalbard. It has special responsibilities for the sealanes into Hammerfest and Sveagruva. Proposals for a northerly VTS arose around 2000 and the plans approved in 2003. The station became operational on 1 January 2007 and was jointly located with Vardø Radio. It was issued the task of a new traffic separation scheme and the emergency tugboat service. Since 2010 NOR VTS has been able to monitor a larger area with through the satellite constellation, ultimately resulting in a ground station being built at Vardø. Since 2010 NOR VTS has coordinated Navarea XIX. (en)
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  • Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre (Norwegian: Vardø trafikksentral; call sign: NOR VTS), also known as Norwegian Oceanic Region Vessel Traffic Service, is a vessel traffic service situated in the town of Vardø in Vardø, Norway. It is responsible for monitoring ship traffic off the baseline of Norway throughout the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including the areas around Jan Mayen and Svalbard. It has special responsibilities for the sealanes into Hammerfest and Sveagruva. (en)
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  • Vardø Vessel Traffic Service Centre (en)
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