The fully automated terminal of Qingdao Port has set up the world record of loading and unloading efficiency

On the morning of December 3rd, in the fully automated terminal working site of Qingdao Port, Grossolevich, the captain of “ZIM Chicago” vessel, handed over solemnly the confirmation letter saying “the average efficiency per bridge crane in Qingdao Port is 39.6 natural containers per hour”to Zhang Liangang, the general manager of the wharf said with excitement: “Qingdao Port has created a world miracle in the container terminal field and all the world should be proud of China.”

During the loading and unloading operation of 1,785 natural containers on the same day, the average operation efficiency per bridge crane in the fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port reached 39.6 natural containers per hour, creating the highest record of the average efficiency per bridge crane in global automated container terminals and surpassing in overall aspects the manual operation efficiency. Currently, the average efficiency of the fully automated terminal of Qingdao Port,under normal circumstances, has exceeded 30 natural containers per hour, continuously and steadily 50% higher than the global efficiency.

On May 11th, the globally leading fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port, the first one in Asia, was put into operation. In the past 7 months’operation, the “Qingdao Model”characterized by low cost,short cycle, higher starting point, complete intelligence, high efficiency, more safety, and zero emission has attracted a lot of attention at home and abroad. Zhou Jianliang

(The fully automated terminal working site of Qingdao Port. By Fu Xuejun)