May 5, 2023 — The seventh container center of Kaohsiung Port was officially opened on May 1st. Chairman Li Xianyi of Taiwan Port Corporation went to the site to care about the operation of the container yard, and supervised the operation of Evergreen Shipping’s “remote automated vehicle” and went to the control area Confirm the progress of the automated operation to ensure the smooth operation of the seventh container center. Chairman Li Xianyi said: “The seventh container center is the first fully automated container terminal in Taiwan. The whole area uses unmanned vehicles, remote control and AI systems, which can significantly improve the efficiency of the counter yard operations and create a better operating environment. We look forward to Evergreen Shipping Company’s high-efficiency automation operations to achieve new successes in the container volume of Kaohsiung Port!”

The seventh container center of Kaohsiung Port has 5 seats of the largest container terminal in China (water depth -18 meters, total length 2,415 meters), which can supply Four 24,000 TEU super container ships are berthing at the same time, and at the same time, the country’s first 25-row remote remote control (Re-mote) unmanned bridge machine, fully automated unmanned door machine, intelligent customs clearance gate and other equipment and equipment are used to operate the front and rear lines of the terminal. It also introduces an independent 5G system, optical fiber, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to cover the entire site, and cooperates with Evergreen Shipping’s intelligent cabinet operating system (TOS) and the real-time power consumption monitoring system in the whole area to coordinate port operations. It is a highly automated, Intelligent advanced container center.

The COVID-19 pandemic broke out globally in 2020. Under the circumstances of global labor market shortage and sudden port closures, it caused delays in berthing, congested terminals, and delays in container loading and unloading operations. Data and data are digitized, but there is a lack of artificial intelligence (AI) and fully automated system assistance in port operations. The high degree of reliance on manual operations has caused great challenges to traditional terminal operations during the epidemic era.

Although the current epidemic situation has gradually slowed down, in terms of the long-term development plan of the port, the fully automatic digital operation mode is a necessary transformation for future advanced port operations. Therefore, the port company and Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. invested 40.95 billion yuan to take the lead in planning, advancing with the times and breaking away from traditional thinking. In less than 5 years, they jointly built the first “fully automated container base” in China, with a better and modern business environment. , making the Seventh Container Center a demonstration base for industrial upgrading in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Chairman Li Xianyi also pointed out: “The road to innovation and breakthrough is not easy. In the process, we have experienced a severe shortage of human resources during the outbreak of the epidemic, which led to extremely difficult construction and other difficulties. The port company and its project and supervision teams Taiwan Shixi Consulting Co., Ltd. and Yutai Consulting Co., Ltd. have been discussing, discussing and making major decisions with Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. in uninterrupted meetings for more than 4 years. They have overcome difficulties with multiple solutions such as advanced construction methods, bidding strategies and simultaneous construction. The seventh container center was built in the shortest time possible to seize opportunities in the ever-changing shipping market and become the most modern large-scale container base in the Asia-Pacific.”

The port company also seized the opportunity of the seventh container center and continued to promote the reconfiguration and adjustment of container terminals in the Kaohsiung Port area. The biggest benefit of port resources is to build up its own strength, consolidate the status of Kaohsiung Port as a container hub and improve the competitiveness of Taiwan’s port group, and make every effort to add value and create volume for Taiwan’s economic development.