The internal transportation, operation and maintenance, safety, and connection systems of port areas are radically changing digitally with a smart port being constructed. It is not just a single technology application, rather a new smart port ecosystem is featured by comprehensive perception, intelligent decision-making, precise execution, and efficient management. This new system depends on an integrated "sensing-computing-network-cloud" solution and is driven by the deep integration of four core applications: intelligent port station scheduling, remote equipment control, intelligent security early warning, and autonomous driving in port areas.
1. Intelligent Port Station Scheduling: The "Decision-Making Brain" of the Whole System
Intelligent port station scheduling is the "decision-making brain" of the entire system. Using big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and simulation technologies, this system has decisively changed the traditional scheduling model that reacts to situations only. The essence of this is the integrated, data-driven collaborative planning and real-time command of all connection vehicles and transportation resources within the port area.
The scheduling center through the MaaS (Mobility as a Service) monitoring platform obtains the overall vehicle dynamics that are happening.
AI-based dynamic route planning will be able to calculate the routes that are free of traffic congestions by predicting them.
The operational task-functionality, which makes possible the 'one-click vehicle calling' and multi-vehicle platooning, is basically what transportation efficiency has been improved to a large extent by.
It is worthy to point out that with the TASP (Transportation Agent-based Simulation Platform) multi-agent traffic simulation platform various scheduling scenarios can be generated to be used for scientific decision-making. Finally, this makes it possible to shift from the mode of "vehicles searching for people and people waiting for vehicles" to that of "intelligent system matching," resulting in the empty driving rates and waiting times being reduced to a great extent.
2. Remote Equipment Control: The "Neural Network" That Maintains Stable Operations
How the intelligent scheduling mentioned above is carried out depends on the equipment being stable and reliable—that's why remote equipment control is so important. Using industrial 5G gateways and a cloud-edge collaboration platform, it is the most efficient "neural network" for the port area which is responsible for centralized and remote management of devices such as smart electronic stop signs and cameras.
The cloud control platform is able to keep an eye on the condition of the locally installed devices at all times and is also capable of identifying faults before they happen.
Even more importantly, as a result of remote configuration and maintenance in addition to embedded intelligent reconstruction services, the engineers can perform parameter settings and even logic updates without the need for them to be physically present at the site thereby providing a smooth connection between devices from various manufacturers.
This dramatically lowers the port area's operation and maintenance expenses, raises the level of system reliability, and paves the way for the port area's journey to "unmanned operation and maintenance."
3. Intelligent Security Early Warning: The "Immune System" Of Port Area That Keeps It Safe
With regard to safety, an intelligent security early warning system is the "immune system" of the port area. A series of measures starting with setting sensors such as high-definition and TOF (Time of Flight) cameras at critical nodes, and an AI image processing-powered active protection system featuring "perception-analysis-early warning" being the output product;
The system also enables full video monitoring and accurately forecasts the routes of pedestrians and vehicles by means of AI behavior recognition, thus it is possible to implement "intelligent deceleration and obstacle avoidance" before dangers come up.
TOF cameras can locate the exact number of people present in a certain location and at the same time perform obstacle avoidance sensing so that there will be no over-limit access to areas or collision accidents.
The technology of multi-view image stitching helps to create an extensive view that is without blind spots for both self-driving and security monitoring thus safety management gets transformed from the process of post-event tracing to one of pre-event prevention.
4. Autonomous Driving in Port Areas: The "Executive Hand" Delivering End-to-End Services
To sum up, the intelligent decision-making together with a dependable network result in an actual portable device: autonomous driving in port areas. Autonomous connection shuttles (e.g., Sharing-Bus) in the relatively closed environment of port areas have thus turned out to be the perfect answer to the problem of the "last-mile" commute for employees.
These vehicles have installed high-computing-power controllers, thus they are endowed with high-precision perception and decision-making capabilities to be able to carry out the whole autonomous driving process without any difficulty. As a result of the collaboration of the iRC (intelligent Road-Cloud) vehicle-road-cloud integration system, the vehicles and the cloud "brain" come to "real-time signal and data sharing" thus "vehicles-roads-cloud" can make the decision together.
These shuttles, by combining "one-click ride-hailing, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and real-time monitoring" features, offer safe, efficient, and 24/7 green connection services—thus, they are the most straightforward token of port area intelligence.
These fours applications are closely interwoven and together they represent the smart port area operational blueprint:
l Intelligent scheduling works as the core that links all the operations;
l Remote equipment control plays the role of the network that keeps the operations going smoothly;
l Intelligent security acts as the shield that protects the port area from safety risks;
l Autonomous driving in port areas is the "executive hand" that carries out the tasks.
They are closely linked through industrial 5G and cloud-edge collaboration technologies and thus, they constitute a living organism capable of self-optimization and continuous evolution. This is not only very instrumental in vastly improving the operational efficiency and safety level within the port area but also has the effect of fundamentally altering the port's operation and management model through the use of digital and intelligent means thereby generating new energy for the core competitiveness of modern ports.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
1. When and where is the Expo going to be held?
There is a plan to hold the Expo on May 13–15, 2026 at Hall C, Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center (XICEC), Xiamen, China.
2. What will be the exhibition size?
As per the information, the event is an expo of a large-scale with a floor space of 40,000 m², featuring 350+ companies, and a total attendance of 30,000 professional visitors coming from different parts of the world is expected.
3. What are the activities included?
More than 80 professional forums and events will be held where topics such as smart mobility, transportation communication, safety, and sustainable development will be discussed.
4. How many countries and regions are participating?
The participants from the over 80 countries and regions will turn the event into a worldwide meeting for the innovative intelligent transportation.
5. Are there cooperation opportunities?
Certainly. With more than 1,000 global partners, the Expo is a place where businesses can collaborate, exchange their technologies, and take investment opportunities.
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