{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Inland Waterway Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)","description":"A skipper approaching a busy river stretch calls the local VTS centre, receives current water-level data, and learns of an ongoing lock closure ahead – that is Inland Waterway Vessel Traffic Services in daily practice. VTS centres are government-operated facilities that monitor and coordinate vessel movements on rivers and canals using radar and AIS (Automatic Identification System). They alert skippers to hazards such as construction works, shallow passages, or accidents, and are authorized to ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/inland-waterway-vessel-traffic-services-vts","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T11:41:02.793479","citation":"https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Navigation/Pages/Vessel-Traffic-Services-(VTS).aspx","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/inland-waterway-vessel-traffic-services-vts","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Inland Waterway Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) · A skipper approaching a busy river stretch calls the local VTS centre, receives current water-level data, and learns of an ongoing lock closure ahead – that is Inland Waterway Vessel Traffic Services in daily practice. · Quelle: https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Navigation/Pages/Vessel-Traffic-Services-(VTS).aspx"}