THREATS AGAINST VESSELS TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) & PASSIVE DEFENSE MANAGEMENT AGAINST THEM

EXPANSION OF PORTS, INCREASING VOLUME OF THE CARGOS TRANSPORTED BY SEA AND CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS WITH HIGHER CAPACITIES HAS LED TO THE NEED FOR MANAGEMENT AND PROVISION OF AN INTEGRATED MARITIME TRAFFIC SERVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE COLLISION WITH VESSELS OR NAVIGATION OBSTACLES, AND PROMOTE SAFETY OF NAVIGATION, BETTER KNOWN AS VTS.