en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 27, the Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration and the South China Sea Navigation Support Center of the Ministry of Transport jointly released the "Three-Year Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Modern Navigation Support System in Guangxi Waters (2026–2028)", aiming to transform the Pinglu Canal into China's first river-sea direct digital smart canal within three years. This action plan is designed to promote the construction of a modern navigation support system across Guangxi, which encompasses diverse water elements such as rivers, seas, and reservoir areas.
The entire Pinglu Canal will be equipped with a monitoring system based on BeiDou, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence technology, enabling full-process visualization of the project and early prediction of potential risks. The operational model will automatically generate optimal plans for lock chamber allocation and water level regulation using AI algorithms. As of May this year, over 200 kilometers of pipelines have been laid along the canal, and more than 270 base stations have been constructed. Upon completion, the project will achieve 100% coverage of 5G networks. The three core projects—wireless network, dedicated transmission network, and perception network—will fully support systems such as video surveillance, hydrometeorology, intelligent lock monitoring, and automatic ship identification, laying the digital foundation for smart navigation.
The "Guangxi Pinglu Canal Intelligent Ship Navigation and Support Application" has been included as a special pilot project under the Transport Power Initiative, aiming to establish a "world-class inland waterway intelligent shipping innovation benchmark." This project, in collaboration with the Pinglu Canal Group and the Beibu Gulf Port Group, plans to build China's first inland waterway intelligent shipping demonstration zone featuring "full-element intelligent interaction, full-chain efficient coordination, and full-voyage autonomous control" through a three-year effort. After the implementation of this action plan, it will achieve integrated supervision and services, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, while providing a replicable and scalable demonstration model for national water network connectivity projects such as the Xiang-Gui Canal and the Zhe-Jiang Canal.
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