Why Jining?, Tongjiang Dahai Haoyun Lai | Inland River Giant Wave Loading and Unloading | Port | Transportation Lai | Inland River
On August 29th, the online themed event "Good Transportation from Tongjiang to Haihao" entered Jining, Shandong. The first domestic river port in the country to obtain the "dual carbon" certification, and the pioneer in achieving full process automation and intelligent container operation among domestic river ports. The lightning fast growth of 100000 TEUs has set a record for domestic river ports... These eye-catching data and shining terms have focused on the city along this canal, arousing people's attention and expectations.
The question of "Why Jining? With the huge waves of inland rivers," is thought-provoking. As an inland city, how did Jining evolve from "born from water" to "thriving from port"? How can Jining Inland River Port transform from a simple loading and unloading port to a trade port, logistics port, and financial port, radiating new vitality? How does it achieve the integration of Hong Kong and industry, injecting surging momentum into the sustained high-quality development of Jining? As the interview team deepened, the reporters found the answers one by one.
"Liangshan Port" built on a puddle of water
Recently, the reporter stood by the Liangshan Port of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, as if being in the birthplace of inland waterway shipping. This vast and magnificent canal has witnessed the great transformation of Jining Port's navigation from "born from water" to "thriving from port". Starting from here, modern ships descend along the river, carrying a plethora of goods, shuttling back and forth, connecting the north and south of the country and leading to the world.
However, surprisingly, only five or six years ago, this place was still a puddle, with dry waterways unable to carry ships, and the Grand Canal was interrupted in the Liangshan County area.
"After a detailed study of the map, the canal is within reach. The original waterway has been cleared to connect with the Grand Canal, allowing coal from the northwest to move southward, achieving the transportation of coal from the west to the east and from the north to the south. We have taken action without hesitation, including handling procedures, clearing obstacles, excavating and dredging, and renovating gates." Zhang Di, the manager of the Production Technology Department of Liangshan Port, said that Chen Zhe, the chairman of Liangshan Port, solved more than 60 key issues that restricted navigation in one quarter; Within 96 days, 20 flood discharge culverts and gates along the waterway were built; To ensure the water quality and level of the waterway, the waterway diversion and drainage project was completed in just 6 days, with a total volume of 3.5 million cubic meters.
In just 8 months, Liangshan Port completed the project that originally took two years to complete. This is thanks to the foresight of the Jining Municipal Government and Jining Energy Group, who have deeply tapped into the value of the "golden waterway" and planned, dredged, and constructed the Grand Canal with advanced strategic thinking, continuing its vibrant vitality. In addition, Jining Energy has built a 9.18 kilometer long railway that connects the Liangshan North Station of the Wa Ri Railway with the park, allowing the Wa Ri Railway and the Beijing Hangzhou Canal to hold hands in Liangshan County. A 2000 ton full load ship can directly reach the Yangtze River Delta from Liangshan Port.
In April 2021, Liangshan Port achieved the multimodal transportation and navigation of "public rail water", connecting the Wari Railway, the Beijing Hangzhou Canal, and the Yangtze River, forming a new "Feng" shaped corridor. This multimodal transportation greatly alleviates the pressure of coal transportation from the north to the south, making transportation more convenient, saving at least 800 million to 1 billion yuan in transportation costs each year, and achieving significant social benefits. "Both railway transportation and water transportation have the advantages of high transportation capacity and low energy consumption. Liangshan Port, relying on the" Wari Railway → Beijing Hangzhou Canal → Yangtze River Golden Waterway → Southeast Coast "corridor, has achieved multimodal transportation of" road+railway+water transportation+container transportation ", transforming the port's location advantage into a development advantage and continuously expanding its business scope." Introduction of relevant responsible persons.
Nowadays, as the largest inland port in the Jiangbei region, Liangshan Port has become a multimodal freight hub and a distribution center for bulk goods in southwestern Shandong. In addition to coal, goods such as wheat, flour, and steel coils can also be transported to the Yangtze River Basin and southeast coast through the low transportation cost of the Beijing Hangzhou Canal through containers at Liangshan Port, becoming an important port logistics hub connecting the western coal production areas and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone.
Smart Port in Hong Kong: Reducing Costs and Increasing Efficiency through Smart Ports
Can you imagine it? At the Longgong Port of Jining Port, the employees carrying out container loading and unloading operations were actually female employees. They hold the control panel and stare at the front screen, completing the loading and unloading task of a container in less than 3 minutes.
During the interview, the reporter saw that these employees were all operating in the remote control room, using high-definition video stream information and equipment status information transmitted through 5G to complete container loading and unloading tasks. There are many similar intelligent scenarios in Longgong Port, including landing intelligent planning, intelligent vehicle scheduling, intelligent cargo handling, intelligent gates, intelligent transportation, intelligent security... The port has achieved the construction goals of comprehensive perception, extensive interconnection, autonomous loading and unloading, comprehensive visibility, high sharing, and intelligent control, setting a new model for the intelligent construction of inland ports.
"We have fully drawn on the concept of seaports and deeply integrated the characteristics of water transportation in the Beijing Hangzhou Canal. We have achieved many pioneering achievements in remote control automation of port machinery equipment, unmanned port driving technology, domestic application of port machinery equipment, application of digital twin technology, and full scenario application of 5G." Gu Qiang, from the Longgong Port Science and Technology Information Center of Jining Port, introduced that cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, Beidou Navigation, artificial intelligence, and digital twin have empowered the construction of a new generation of inland river ports, creating a new paradigm for intelligent operation of "1+1+2+3+N" inland container ports, constructing a smart production management and control system TOS, a digital twin system, deploying a 5G private network, and a 10000 MW environment. Network 2 data core networks, realizing automation of three core processes: yard loading and unloading, quay crane loading and unloading, and horizontal transportation. Implement N intelligent application scenarios, including intelligent planning, intelligent vehicle scheduling, intelligent cargo handling, intelligent gates, intelligent transportation, and intelligent security.
At present, Longgong Port has built the first fully automated container port in the inland river, practicing a new paradigm of inland container loading and unloading technology of "remote control automation quay bridge+unmanned intelligent horizontal transportation flatbed truck+automated field bridge", and realizing the commercial landing of L4 level unmanned flatbed trucks in the inland river port.
"After the completion and operation of Longgong Port under the empowerment of technology, significant economic and social benefits have been achieved. After the application of the localization plan, the investment in port equipment has been reduced by more than 30%, production and operation costs have been reduced by more than 50%, production energy consumption has been reduced by more than 60%, and safety benefits have been improved by more than 90%, leading the green, low-carbon, and high-quality development of inland waterway transportation." The relevant person in charge introduced.
Port and Shipping Economy: Jining's Comprehensive Strength Highlights
In the booming port and shipping industry in China, Jining has rapidly emerged with its unique geographical location of the Beijing Hangzhou Canal, as well as the strategic planning and construction of the government and enterprises with foresight. It has transformed from a simple loading and unloading port to a trade port, logistics port, and financial port, shining with new vitality.
According to relevant data, as of August 16th, the container throughput of Jining Energy Port and Shipping Group has exceeded 100000 TEUs. This year's container throughput has achieved extraordinary and leapfrog growth compared to the 57000 TEUs of last year. This growth rate ranks among the top in China's Jiangbei inland ports, surpassing the goals that many large ports along the canal have only been able to achieve for many years.
Behind this record breaking growth, it highlights the vigorous vitality of Jining Port's shipping economy and also reflects the significant improvement of Jining's comprehensive strength. The achievement of these achievements is inseparable from the planning and strategic layout of Jining City in recent years. As early as December 2019, the Jining Municipal Party Committee and Government made an important decision based on the advantages of the golden waterway of the Beijing Hangzhou Canal, from the perspective of "strengthening port and shipping, facilitating logistics, and promoting industry" - "with Jining Energy as the main body and Liangshan Port as the leading, establish Jining Port and Shipping Development Group, integrate the city's port and shipping resources, and make every effort to build the largest inland waterway shipping center in the north.". In addition, the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee have also established a special team for the integration and development of port and industry, marking the beginning of the vigorous development of the port and shipping industry in Jining.
In 2020, the Municipal Party Committee and Government issued the "Overall Plan for Jining Port", which clarified the city's port coastline and divided Jining Port into 8 port areas. They also established various collection and distribution channels, providing strong guidance for the development, construction, protection, and rational utilization of port coastline resources in Jining Port. At the municipal level, a series of documents have also been issued, such as the "Three Year Action Plan for the Development of Modern Logistics Industry in Jining City" and the "Three Year Action Plan for the Construction of Green Ports in Jining City", which have accelerated the accumulation and upgrading of port and shipping logistics in the city. Against this background, Jining Port and Shipping Development Group was established in May 2020. Through asset acquisition, absorption and integration, equity cooperation, upgrading and transformation, it has successfully completed the integration of three ports, namely Senda Meiyue Port, Longgong Port, and Taiping Port, promoting the expansion of ports and highlighting the construction of three billion ton port clusters: Liangshan Port, Main City Port, and Weishan Port.
"The true foundation of Jining lies in its industrial scale, which is an important characteristic different from most port cities." Industry insiders believe that for Jining, the port is not only a transportation hub, but also an ideal engine for promoting modern industrial layout. The integrated development of the port and city will be the key word for Jining's current and future development. Centered around the integration of port and industry, Jining City has planned and constructed five major industrial parks: Liangshan Jinghang Multimodal Transport Logistics Park, Longgong Container Demonstration Park, Yuejin Lingang Industrial Park, Zoucheng Lingang Industrial Park, and Weishan Lingang Industrial Park.
Similarly, the strong momentum released by the opening of Jining Port will further enhance the attractiveness of the city. Jining Energy Development Group has successively introduced Fortune 500 enterprises such as Shaanxi Coal Chemical, China Shipbuilding Group, and China Communications Construction Group, as well as foreign-funded enterprises such as Sendamei Group and Hong Kong Zhonghua Gas. It has signed cooperation agreements with more than 20 strategic partners, effectively accelerating the agglomeration of manufacturing, logistics trade, information services, and other port related industries.
"The vigorous development of the economy of Jining Port and Shipping has gathered efforts from multiple parties. From its advantageous geographical location, to the government's visionary planning, and then to innovative cooperation among enterprises, each link has provided strong support for the success of Jining Port and Shipping economy." Zhang Guangyu, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Jining Energy Development Group Co., Ltd., said that in the future, with the continuous stimulation of endogenous power, Jining will usher in a more vigorous, diverse, and sustainable development stage, making greater contributions to the development of China's ports and shipping industry.
