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In the domestic inventory, the total import and export volume in the first three quarters decreased by 1.9% year-on-year. Looking at the international market, the shipping market is turbulent, and the bankruptcy effect of Hanjin Shipping is still fermenting – for the Chinese port industry, the pressure in 2016 is quite large.

       The construction of the automated dock, the integration of production and integration, the extension of the Haisi circle of friends - showing the container throughput for the sixth consecutive year ranked the world's first Shanghai Port transformation pulse.

       The huge container was gently grabbed and lowered, and the tens of tons of unmanned transport vehicles drove quietly. Engineers in the remote command and control room can monitor the loading and unloading operations of the terminal with a click of the mouse. The Yangshan Phase IV terminal under construction by Shanghai International Port Group will present such a work scene in the future.

       “With the larger size of the ship, the port must use automation and intelligent machinery to achieve higher operational efficiency.” Accenture mentioned in the “Smart Port” report. In addition to pure throughput, the move to a strong port with increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and reduced emissions is a new direction for the development of the domestic port industry.

       Yan Jun, deputy secretary of the party committee of Shanghai Port Group, said that at the end of this year, the construction of Yangshan Phase IV will be completed. In the first half of next year, the ship will be commissioned and the port will be opened at the end of the year “This will be the largest and most automated terminal in China, and its construction experience can be extended to other ports in China.”

       In 2006, it took the lead in the overall listing of the port industry. In 2015, it launched the employee stock ownership plan in the A-share market. The reform of Shanghai has always attracted the attention of the market. To the reform, we must pay dividends. The net profit of Shanghai Port has doubled to 6.56 billion yuan in the past ten years, ranking first in the industry. In the next step, Shanghai Port will increase the intensity of mixed reforms, attracting industry leaders who are consistent with corporate strategies as investors, and releasing development vitality through the optimization of ownership structure.

       The card collector who often enters and exits Shanghai Port has a new gadget in this year's mobile phone: “e-card aspect” APP. Through this app, drivers can make appointments for dock operations, eliminating the need for queuing and congestion.

       “e-card aspect” reflects Shanghai’s efforts to embrace information technology. This not only facilitates the driver, but also has a huge thrust on the transformation of the port business.

       According to statistics, nearly 40,000 sets of cards are frequently imported and exported from Shanghai Port. Through information technology, resources such as goods, vehicles and people can be connected to carry out the matching transaction business. A truck collects a heavy box to Zhejiang and matches it through the platform. You can pull back an empty box and reduce the empty driving time, which is equivalent to the drip of the shipping version,” said Jin Cunliang, general manager of the production department of Shanghai Port Group.

       At the same time of trying new technologies, the Shanghai-Hong Kong Group has also made great strides in the combination of industry and finance. At the end of September this year, Shanghai invested nearly 16 billion Hong Kong dollars through its subsidiaries to become the cornerstone investor of China Postal Savings Bank and the fourth largest shareholder. Previously, Shanghai has also invested in financial institutions such as Shanghai Bank and Donghai Insurance, and established a financial leasing company.

       Yan Jun said that the traditional main business of the port is terminal loading and unloading. In the case of stabilizing the main business, extending to upstream and downstream industries such as integrated logistics and port finance, and creating a port “ecological circle” is the future development trend. According to the plan, the ratio of diversified business to Hong Kong's profits during the 13th Five-Year Plan period is about 50%.

       From January to October this year, the container throughput of Chenglingji Port along the Yangtze River exceeded 200,000 TEUs, an increase of nearly 15% year-on-year. After the introduction of the Shanghai Port Group and the opening of the Yangshan route, Chenglingji has become a global Important node.

       Chenglingji is a microcosm. In Chongqing, Wuhan, Jiujiang and Nanjing along the Yangtze River, Shanghai Port Group has built an efficient logistics network through capital cooperation and other means. In addition to repairing the terminal and opening the route, Shanghai Port also led the construction of the Yangtze River Port Information Platform. Through this platform, enterprises along the line can query the status of goods and apply for operations in one click, which will help promote the integration of traffic in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

       Standing at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the East China Sea, the future journey of Shanghai Port lies in the broad “Belt and Road” market. After investing in Zeebrugge, Belgium, and winning the bid for the Haifa New Port in Israel, the Shanghai Group also approached several projects along the Maritime Silk Road, with a focus on Southeast Asia.

       "In the 'One Belt, One Road' strategy, the port plays a pivotal role. Many domestic production capacity layouts along the Belt and Road Initiative, the supply of goods has shifted, and the port services have to keep up. The probability of success will increase when the group is going out." Ding Yubing, general manager of the Strategic Research Department of Shanghai Port Group, said.

Source: Xinhuanet