Guangzhou Nansha Phase 4 fully automated terminal starts foreign trade container operations

China News Service, Guangzhou, October 29 (Reporter Cai Minjie) The fourth phase of the Guangzhou Port Nansha Port Project started foreign trade ship operations on the 29th, marking a substantial step forward in the field of foreign trade operations for the first newly built fully automated terminal in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Since the beginning of this year, the foreign trade business of Nansha Port Area of ​​Guangzhou Port has been developing steadily. From January to September, the foreign trade container throughput of Nansha Port Area increased by 19% year-on-year. Up to now, Nansha Port Area has opened 220 container liner routes, including 185 foreign trade routes. The route network continues to improve, and its external radiation capabilities have steadily improved.

In order to ensure smooth operation of foreign trade ships and efficient customs clearance of goods, Guangzhou Port Group has strengthened communication with shipping companies, inspection units and port-related units, and carried out multiple rounds of docking. In view of the characteristics of foreign trade ship operations, the Nansha Phase IV operation team is based on the actual operation of automated terminals, sorting out key links around the main line of import and export, detailing the core processes one by one, and optimizing the entire customs clearance process. The technical team focuses on the needs of port supervision and conducts joint debugging and stress testing of automation equipment to ensure reliable operation of systems and equipment.

The loading and unloading operation driver is transferred from the front line to the intelligent control center, relying on advanced technologies such as automatic anti-sway and anti-twist, ship type scanning, intelligent container loading and OCR recognition to accurately complete the intelligent grabbing of containers; the automated information system seamlessly connects the quay crane and the intelligent guided vehicle (IGV) to achieve efficient interaction. Relying on intelligent algorithms and the Beidou navigation system, IGV independently plans the optimal path and quickly transfers the containers to the corresponding storage yard area. Finally, the automated rail crane accurately completes the intelligent loading of the container into the storage yard. The system can also automatically generate optimal operation sequences based on the real-time status of ship stowage and storage yards, significantly reducing equipment unloading and waiting times, allowing "wisdom" to truly be transformed into visible efficiency improvements.

The completion of this foreign trade ship operation marks that Nansha Phase IV has officially acquired the foreign trade ship operation capability, further consolidating and improving the comprehensive foreign trade service level of Nansha Port Area, and providing support for hinterland foreign trade enterprises to go overseas.

In the next step, Guangzhou Port Group will take this opportunity to continue to deepen cooperation with global shipping companies and collaborate with all parties at the port to continuously optimize customs clearance service guarantees.