(ECNS) -- A fully automated terminal, the first of its kind built in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, began operations on Thursday at Nansha port in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
The fourth phase of the port includes four 100,000 metric-ton berths and their supporting container barge berths and integrates advanced technologies such as Beidou navigation, 5G communications, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.
Huang Binglin, deputy chief engineer of the fourth phase of Nansha Port District, Guangzhou Port, introduced that the information system is the brain of the terminal production. The whole process is automatic and unmanned.
The current efficiency has surpassed that of the traditional container terminal. Operation of the terminal will help inject momentum into the implementation of an overall plan to promote comprehensive cooperation among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, according to Guangzhou Port Group.