17 Russian ports are transferred to domestic software for 1.4 billion rubles

2024

17 Russian ports are transferred to domestic software for 1.4 billion rubles

At the end of May 2024, FSUE Rosmorport identified two Russian developers for the introduction of ship traffic control systems (VTS) in 17 ports of the country. The tender was intended to find a domestic alternative to the solutions of Transas, the rights to which were lost after the departure of the Finnish concern Wartsila from the Russian market.

According to the results of the competition, St. Petersburg CJSC Telecommunications Institute received contracts for the introduction of VPS in 12 ports for 864 million rubles. JSC "Sitronics" from Moscow will be responsible for 5 ports, concluding a contract for 800 million rubles. Initially, it was assumed that all the work would go to one performer, but as a result of competition, two competence centers were formed.

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The VPS purchase was divided into 3 lots. The first two received applications from both companies, but the Telecommunications Institute offered lower prices and won contracts for ports in the Far East and Northwest. The third lot with the ports of the South of Russia went to Sitronics as the only participant.

The Institute of Telecommunications explained that they deliberately did not apply for the southern lot due to possible difficulties with organizing work in the conditions of the holiday season and holding an SVO. At the same time, the company is already fulfilling a state contract for the transfer of the Court of Justice in Rostov-on-Don in the amount of about 300 million rubles.

Software solutions of both developers run Russian operating systems, are adapted for seamless port migration to new software and are integrated with the existing infrastructure. All products have passed the necessary certification.

Until 2022, the port ship market in Russia was fully controlled by Transas. After its purchase by Finnish Wartsila and the subsequent departure of the concern from the Russian market due to SVO, the rights to Transas software were lost. This forced Rosmorport to look for new software suppliers.^[1]

Tender for the transition to domestic software

On March 27, 2024, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport published a tender for the transfer of the ship traffic control system (VMS) from foreign software to domestic software. In total, more than 2.1 billion rubles are allocated for these works.

The tender is divided into three parts. One of the contracts worth 631.12 million rubles provides for the import substitution of VCS in Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Vanino, De Castries, Magadan and in Aniva Bay. Approximately 724.11 million rubles will be spent on similar work in St. Petersburg, Vysotsk, Primorsk and Kaliningrad. Another 799.69 million rubles are allocated for the introduction of domestic software in Novorossiysk, the Kerch Strait, Tuapse, Sevastopol and Feodosia.

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The purpose of the large-scale project is to ensure the technological independence and security of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation. As of April 2024, most ports in Russia use software created by the St. Petersburg company Transas, the rights to which belong to the Finnish structure Wartsila. In the current geopolitical situation, Wartsila left the Russian market, and therefore there is a need to replace the specified software with domestic counterparts.

The work will be carried out in three stages. At the first contractor, it is necessary to develop, agree with the customer and reissue the corrected technical documentation. The second phase provides for the installation and installation of the necessary equipment and software, the migration of historical data from the existing database to a new domestic platform and integration with existing information systems. The third stage is commissioning and training of personnel. After disconnecting the used software and equipment, the operability of the new VCS should be ensured.^[2]

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