BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Manzhouli Railway Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been selected as one of the country's first 15 national typical cases of smart port construction by the National Office of Port Administration recently.
Manzhouli, a border city in Inner Mongolia, is an important node on the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and a gateway of China's opening-up to the north. As a key part of the "Eastern Corridor" of the China-Europe freight trains, the Manzhouli Railway Port has recorded cargo throughput exceeding 20 million tons as of November 30 this year, up 2.1 percent year-on-year and reaching a historical high. This growth has been driven by its efforts in cultivating a "digital national gate" and a "smart port".
Opened in 1902, the port has now operated 310 wide- and standard-gauge railway lines with an annual transshipment capacity of 40 million tons. In response to increasing customs clearance pressure, the century-old port has carried out smart transformation and mechanism innovation, revitalizing operations and achieving a leap in efficiency.
The port has built an all-weather data monitoring network. By deploying various Internet of Things sensors, two information chains, one linking customs, railway and yard, and the other connecting functional department, on-site customs and command center, have been established, enabling a 24-hour remote monitoring over the inventory of goods, dynamic operation of logistics while collecting real-time data such as temperature, humidity and weight.
Powered by 5G network, the port has established a cross-border data integration platform that ensures real-time data interaction and integration among railways, customs and freight forwarders. Enterprises can complete customs declaration, adjust railway routing and handle other procedures remotely.
Reforms in customs clearance procedures have further boosted the port's efficiency. The customs release time has been shortened from half a day to less than 30 minutes, over 75 percent faster than before the reform. The six gantry cranes in the operation area have achieved 5G technology-supported remote "one control to many" operation, doubling daily transshipment capacity from 420 TEUs to 840 TEUs.
In addition, the port has also been promoting transformation of supervision model to realize precise supervision through data-driven approaches. Risk thresholds have been set for six key products including grains and coal based on real-time data, and system can automatically assess the risks related to train delays and cargo overstock. (Edited by Li Xueqing with Xinhua Silk Road, lixueqing@xinhua.org)
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