Intelligent port crane

Over 80% of China’s international trade relies on maritime transport, making ports critical trade nodes. The intellectualization of container terminals is an inevitable trend as technology advances. With rapid technological development and increasingly mature information technology, the application of new technologies such as 5G communication, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, visual recognition, and LiDAR in port operations provides technical support and solutions for the intelligent transformation of traditional container terminals.
Weihua applies unmanned cranes to port quayside cranes and yard cranes, interfacing with the port TOS system. It is equipped with various functions to ensure automatic container lifting, including a container profile scanning system, vehicle guidance system, truck anti-lift system, OCR container number recognition system, and video monitoring system. This achieves automated container dispatching, visualized crane status, and integrated logistics information, significantly enhancing port efficiency and competitiveness.

Product Features

• Graphical real-time display of operation information, including yard crane distribution, truck queue, instruction queue, container distribution information by bay, target position, OCR status, and ASC information;
• Graphical real-time display of RMG information, including trolley position and speed, hoist position and speed, spreader travel path, twist lock status, and spreader dimensions;
• Real-time display of operation steps, prompting the next work status;
• Real-time display of the status of each subsystem in the remote control system;
• Data interaction with identification systems, vehicle guidance signs, and other equipment to achieve interlocking control.
• Optimizes crane dispatching based on intelligent algorithms combined with the TOS system logistics management plan.

Application Scenarios

Weihua intelligent port cranes have been widely used in various domestic and international port terminals and major engineering projects:

• Sea Port Container Hub Terminals: Such as supporting ports for Shanghai Yangshan Port and Ningbo Zhoushan Port, used for loading/unloading large container ships and efficient yard transfer.
• Inland River Ports & Multi-Purpose Terminals: Suitable for ports along the Yangtze River and inland river basins, handling containers, bulk cargo, and general cargo.
• Large-Scale Port-Adjacent Industrial Projects: Serves dedicated terminals of large enterprises like petrochemical and shipbuilding industries, such as the Zhejiang Petrochemical Project’s automated quayside container cranes.
• “Belt and Road” & Overseas Ports: Products have been exported to countries like Indonesia, supporting port infrastructure construction in countries along the “Belt and Road”.
• Fully Automated, Unmanned Terminals: Core equipment for building fully intelligent, unmanned container terminals such as Jiangsu Tongzhou Bay Lvsi Port.