In the near future, 'robots' will land on Shanghai beach, but they are not here to do damage. Instead, they can double the cargo handling capacity of Shanghai port. The domestic economy is chaotic and there are too many competitors, which makes Shanghai Port change ahead of time.
The world's largest port has invested billions of dollars in new technologies. There will be a robot terminal in Shanghai port, when the loading and unloading of goods will be automatically completed by robots without manual help. This is the so-called '4.0 era'. The terminal will be finalized in 2017. In the long run, high technology will enhance the competitiveness of Shanghai port and reduce costs.
Chen Ying, who has worked in the port for seven years, said: 'every day, 100000 containers are loaded and unloaded here. 'in recent years, Shanghai port has been ranked first among the world's container ports. In 2013, its container throughput reached 33.77 million TEUs, which is expected to increase to 35 million TEUs this year. This growth has been going on for 20 years. 'This is China. We've been breaking records. 'said a port official.
This is the so-called '4.0 era'. The terminal will be finalized in 2017. In the long run, high technology will enhance the competitiveness of Shanghai port and reduce costs.