Hey there! 🎉 Did you know that in China, ports are becoming super smart? Imagine robots unloading ships and self-driving vehicles moving around with perfect timing! 🤖🚢
At the Nansha terminal in Guangzhou, south China, this is exactly what’s happening. Giant cranes powered by Artificial Intelligence (that’s AI for short 😉) automatically unload ships, and driverless trucks carry goods around the port all by themselves!
Yang Xuan, a crane operator, says, “We used to sit high up in cabins, trying hard to see the containers below. Now, we work from a comfy control room, and it’s so much safer and faster!” 🏗️💺
These smart ports use the latest technology like BeiDou navigation (China’s GPS), 5G communication, and AI to make everything run smoothly. Intelligent vehicles figure out the best routes, and clever computers coordinate all the loading and unloading. It’s like a big puzzle that solves itself! 🧩✨
Because of this amazing technology, ports like Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province have set world records! Each crane there can handle over 60 containers per hour, which is more than twice as fast as before. That’s a big deal for shipping goods around the world! 🌍🚛
These smart ports are also working together to make shipping even better. For example, a special shipping route between Shanghai and Guangzhou called “FAST” has cut costs by 65% compared to using trucks on roads. That’s good news for everyone! 🚀💰
All this progress is possible because China has developed its own technology for port automation. Systems like n-TOS and iTOS help plan and manage all the operations, making ports more efficient than ever. 📈⚙️
Even more exciting, companies are using AI assistants to help customers check on their shipments just by asking simple questions, just like chatting with a friend! 🗣️🤖
Isn’t it amazing how technology is changing the way we move things around the world? Who knows what cool innovations we’ll see next! 🌟
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
