Guangzhou Port Nansha Phase IV Automated Terminal Welcomes Its First International Container Liner Service

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 7, the "SITC YIHE" vessel operated by SITC Container Lines berthed at the fully automated Nansha Phase IV Terminal of Guangzhou Port, marking the official launch of SITC's CJV6 foreign trade liner service at the terminal. This is the first foreign trade liner service to call at Nansha Phase IV. The service calls at ports including Nansha, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki and Nagoya in Japan, as well as Da Nang and Hai Phong in Vietnam. With this development, Nansha Phase IV has expanded beyond its previous foreign trade operations involving Hong Kong, Macao and inland river barges to international container liner operations.

Guangzhou Port Nansha Phase IV is the world's first fully automated terminal integrating river, sea and rail multimodal transport. It employs technologies such as 5G, BeiDou navigation, unmanned intelligent guided vehicles (IGVs), remote control and optical character recognition (OCR) to build an automated container terminal operating system. The terminal incorporates vessel berthing, quayside loading and unloading, horizontal transport, yard transfer and container storage into an intelligent workflow, with equipment dispatching systems and automated control systems working in coordination to connect the various operational links.

Unmanned intelligent guided vehicles handle horizontal container transport, while the remote control system supports remote operation of quay cranes and yard cranes. BeiDou navigation and intelligent identification technologies provide support for vehicle positioning, equipment operation and container information identification. The OCR system is used to read container identification information and, together with the terminal production management system, completes container number recognition and operational data processing. Together, these systems form an automated collaborative framework linking vessel loading and unloading, horizontal transport and yard operations.

With the launch of the CJV6 service, the international route network of Nansha Phase IV now extends to major ports in Japan and Vietnam. The service connects ports including Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nagoya, Da Nang and Hai Phong, providing a new terminal option for short-sea container transport between South China and Japan and Vietnam. For export cargo, the service's call at the automated terminal enables container turnover through the terminal's loading and unloading and yard transport systems, creating a seamless link between vessel transport and automated port operations.

During the maiden voyage, port authorities and the Guangzhou Port Authority worked together to optimize operational plans and ensure smooth coordination of vessel berthing, terminal loading and unloading, and related port operations. The first foreign trade liner completed its berthing operations with all intelligent systems operating in coordination, marking Nansha Phase IV's transition from foreign trade barge operations to regular international liner operations.

SITC and Guangzhou Port will subsequently increase services and expand capacity supply in line with new vessel deployments, driving the growth of SITC's container business at the Nansha port area.