new quality productivity drives shandong ports to become world-class
2024-09-14
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reporter chen hao, zhang wuyue, shao kun
at the fully automated container terminal of rizhao port in shandong port, unmanned container trucks shuttle back and forth, automated rail cranes operate in an orderly manner, and there are almost no people in the entire terminal. here, two specialized container berths are equipped with 8 single-trolley remote-controlled quay cranes, 30 automated rail cranes and 15 unmanned container trucks, allowing fully automated operations for shore loading and unloading, horizontal transportation and yard loading and unloading.
in recent years, shandong port group has kept the instructions in mind, accelerated the green and low-carbon transformation and development, and solidly cultivated new quality productivity. its qingdao port, rizhao port, yantai port and other ports have focused on building smart ports and creating a more complete supply chain integrated service system. at the same time, they have promoted the green, low-carbon and sustainable development of the port and shipping logistics industry, promoted shandong ports to become world-class, and continued to lead the advanced development direction of the national port and shipping industries.
finding new productivity in digital and intelligent transformation
walking into the commercial vehicle roll-on/roll-off terminal of yantai port in shandong port, thousands of vehicles waiting for transshipment are a spectacular sight. unmanned at-agvs accurately scan the bodies of commercial vehicles and then transport them to designated locations, with the front-to-back spacing of 30 cm and the left-to-right spacing of 10 cm between vehicles being almost "perfectly fitted".
"at present, yantai port has formed five core advantages of commercial vehicles, namely 'intelligent tallying + intelligent transshipment + intelligent storage + intelligent scheduling + green zero carbon', through the internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence technologies, and realized the full-process intelligent green roll-on/roll-off operation of commercial vehicles, reducing the number of operators by 60% and increasing turnover efficiency by 20%." said wang yi, deputy director of the technical information center of yantai port ro-ro logistics company.
the picture shows a ship berthing at the container terminal of rizhao port in shandong province. photo by xinhua news agency reporter guo xulei
shandong port has made great efforts to independently develop new technologies, promote domestic substitution of advanced technologies, break the dilemma of key technologies being constrained and "stuck in the neck", and achieve independent control of underlying key core technologies and leading transcendence in cutting-edge technologies.
zhao weili, the leader of the "weili innovation team", has a deep understanding of this. in march 2020, she led the team to tackle the transformation of traditional dry bulk intelligent terminals. "it is not easy to transform the old equipment group into new automated and intelligent equipment and manage them with a chinese 'network'," said zhao weili.
she led her team to "cross the river by feeling the stones", looking up at the stars to come up with bold ideas while making solid progress with her feet on the ground, completing innovative projects such as "the world's first intelligent vacuum sweeping robot for train carriages", "the country's first remote-controlled loader cabin cleaning technology", and "the industry's first 3d digital twin large-scale bulk cargo smart warehouse system", and obtained 16 national patents and 6 industry-leading achievements.
based on their research results, in june 2022, a dry bulk smart terminal was upgraded and transformed from a traditional loading and unloading terminal that had been in operation for 30 years on the north bank of qianwan port area, qingdao port, shandong port. the average operating efficiency of the terminal increased by more than 20%, the average energy consumption rate decreased by more than 10%, and the staffing was reduced by 370 people. it can achieve annual savings of more than 60 million yuan and increase efficiency, creating a model for the automated upgrading and transformation of traditional dry bulk terminals.
since its establishment in august 2019, shandong port group has always adhered to innovation-driven, science and technology-led, and independent research, exploring and cultivating new quality productivity, and empowering industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation.
at the remote control center of rizhao port's fully automated container terminal, the quay crane driver operates remotely and the real-time images of the terminal are clearly visible on the large screen.
"the port has promoted the digital transformation and upgrading of the terminal and created an intelligent management and control system, which is the 'smart brain' of the terminal, which can remotely monitor and operate quay crane operations." ma longtao, it manager of rizhao port container branch, said that the "smart brain" assists in automated rail crane operations, improving loading and unloading efficiency by more than 60%.
"we have achieved full automation of three links: ship operation, horizontal transportation, and yard operation. we conduct online simulations in advance for the entire production operation process to ensure 'zero errors' in actual terminal operations." hu jilong, leader of the rizhao port intelligent container terminal r&d team, led the team to tackle more than 600 items on the list and hundreds of key points, and worked together with the shandong port "liangang innovation team" to overcome difficulties and make breakthroughs one by one.
shandong port has also formulated and implemented special plans such as the "top-level design plan for smart green port", the "14th five-year plan for scientific and technological innovation", and the "overall plan for digital transformation", and clearly defined the strategic direction of building a "collaborative, intelligent, agile, efficient, and green" smart ecosystem. it has cooperated with companies and universities such as huawei, alibaba, tongji, and wuhan university of technology to pool forces from all parties to promote technological empowerment and digital transformation, and continuously improve port production and service efficiency.
cultivate new quality productivity in improving the integrated supply chain service system
new quality productivity is not limited to technological innovation. in recent years, shandong port has accurately grasped the trend changes, adapted to the needs of market development, and focused on building a first-class integrated supply chain service system based on the port, accelerating the transformation and upgrading from a "single port operator" to a "supply chain integrated service provider", and striving to build the "supply chain" into a "win-win chain", expanding from port business to the outside, and continuously cultivating new quality productivity.
"there is always a train that connects you, there is always a route that suits you, there is always a service that meets your needs..." recently, shandong port held two supply chain integrated service system promotion meetings in linyi and zibo, and unveiled representative offices in the two cities. among them, the unveiling of the zibo representative office marks that all 10 representative offices of shandong port in shandong province have been unveiled and put into operation.
focusing on the whole chain coordination, shandong port continues to deepen the linkage of "port + government + customs + railway + enterprise", create a joint meeting mechanism between customs and ports, innovate customs clearance models and supervision methods, and promote customs clearance facilitation. xu wei, member of the party committee and deputy general manager of shandong port trading group, introduced that they actively promote the integrated development of port, industry and city. according to the idea of "prospering the city with the port", they have signed strategic cooperation agreements with all 16 cities in shandong, and have established shandong port representative offices in 10 cities, formed a port-city consortium, invested nearly 200 billion yuan in the layout and construction of port-related industries, and fully integrated into the construction of the sco demonstration zone, shandong free trade zone, and jinan new and old kinetic energy conversion start-up zone.
in the five years since its establishment, shandong port group has attracted a total of 13.77 billion yuan in investment in various cities in shandong, creating more than 8,100 jobs; completed an investment of 187.8 billion yuan, with an average annual investment of three times that before the port integration; and realized tax payments of 24.13 billion yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate of 16.7%.
the reporter learned that shandong port also joined hands with panjin, liaoning, to build a marine fuel oil production base in northern china, improve the puzzle of the integrated supply chain service system, and held promotion meetings in xi'an, taiyuan, zhengzhou and other places to launch the "ten initiatives" for building a comprehensive port and shipping supply chain service system, which was unanimously recognized by partners. today, in shandong port group and the upstream and downstream industrial chains, the value concept of harmony and symbiosis has become a consensus, the port ecosystem is accelerating, and the "source" of new quality productivity continues to surge.
"we actively participate in the 'belt and road' initiative and the rcep agreement, unveiled trafigura international in singapore, leveraged our respective strengths, carried out trading businesses such as iron ore and copper concentrate, better served the security, smoothness and stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and helped build an open world economy," xu wei introduced.
in addition, shandong port has also vigorously developed overseas warehouses, overseas logistics parks and other business formats, established four overseas regional companies in europe, africa, southeast asia and west asia, set up 10 overseas warehouses with a total area of more than 400,000 square meters, formed a global overseas warehouse development pattern, improved the international supply chain network, and enhanced the global resource allocation capabilities; deepened pragmatic cooperation with industry leading companies such as china cosco shipping, japan's itochu, and britain's bp, with an annual import and export value of 3.68 trillion yuan, driving foreign trade import and export volume by more than 200 billion yuan.
leading new quality productivity in the green and low-carbon development of the port and shipping logistics industry
wang benlong worked at a gas station at qingdao port in shandong port for many years. now he has a new position as the manager of the hydrogen refueling station in the qianwan port area of qingdao port. he never thought that he would become one of the "leaders" in the construction of qingdao port's hydrogen energy port and green and low-carbon transformation.
"there are similarities in the work of gas stations and hydrogen refueling stations, but hydrogen refueling stations have higher requirements for work processes, safety assurance, and operating specifications. more importantly, it is a basic facility for the port to continue its green and low-carbon transformation." wang benlong said that the hydrogen refueling station was put into operation on april 12, 2022. as of the end of july this year, a total of 3,660 hydrogen container trucks had been refueled with a cumulative hydrogen refueling volume of 80,000 kilograms, saving 436,000 liters of traditional energy such as diesel and reducing 1,153 tons of carbon dioxide.
hydrogen energy is considered one of the cleanest energy sources, and the construction of a hydrogen energy port is another new productivity development direction targeted by qingdao port. since 2019, qingdao port has started the research and development of hydrogen energy container trucks and rail cranes, pioneered hydrogen-powered automated rail cranes, carried out large-scale demonstration applications of hydrogen energy container trucks and key technology integration and demonstration research of hydrogen energy ports, laying a solid foundation for the construction of full-scenario hydrogen energy ports.
green development is the foundation for high-quality development of the port, shipping and logistics industries, and new quality productivity itself is green productivity. shandong port adheres to ecological priority and green development, puts ecological protection in a strategic priority position, promotes overall green and low-carbon transformation and development, and continues to explore carbon peak and carbon neutrality for ports.
going up to the third floor platform of the yantai port's commercial vehicle roll-on/roll-off terminal, you can see that many buildings on the terminal have photovoltaic panels. wang yi told reporters that yantai port has built a special shore power system for ships, laying 20,000 square meters of photovoltaic equipment with an annual power generation of 2 million kwh, and supporting energy storage equipment to achieve the transformation of the entire process of commercial vehicle transportation in the port from "oil consumption" to "electricity consumption".
in a garden in the west port area of yantai port, a waterfall cascades down from a rockery, and a pond next to the pavilion is full of lotus leaves, with a few small fish hiding from the sun under the lotus leaves. cui xiaoyang, director of the safety and environmental technology department of yantai port, said: "the west port area of yantai port has completed the transformation and upgrading of rainwater and sewage diversion, achieving full coverage of production wastewater collection, and all wastewater is recycled after being treated in the sewage treatment plant. the recycled water is used in the greening and dust suppression of the port area, and non-traditional water sources account for 30% of the total water use in the port area."
similar green and low-carbon scenes can be seen everywhere in the ports under shandong port group. there are 4 wind turbines in weifang port of bohai bay port, with an annual power generation of about 70 million kwh. "at present, the electricity consumption of the entire weifang port is 35 million kwh. with the addition of projects such as 'hydrogen' into thousands of homes, the carbon emissions of the entire weifang port are basically zero, and the surplus electricity can be connected to the grid, reducing the electricity costs of enterprises." zhang zhenkun, director of the production business department of shandong port bohai bay port, said that in march this year, they released the "zero-carbon port" creation plan, marking the phased results of shandong port's zero-carbon port construction.
electricity is used when it is suitable, gas is used when it is suitable, and hydrogen is used when it is suitable. while shandong port strives to build an eco-friendly port and a clean energy system, it also actively influences upstream and downstream parties and related parties, exerting efforts from both the transportation side and the platform side to give the port and shipping logistics industry green and low-carbon attributes. it is reported that shandong port has also introduced policies such as power connection subsidies and priority berthing, and has successively realized the normal use of shore power for port-operated ships, passenger and vehicle ferries in the bohai bay, and shipping groups' own ships. the use of shore power will reach 15 million kwh in 2023.
