After a year of trial operations, China has officially launched the
Yangtze River shipping data center, marking a significant advancement in
using information technology to manage one of the country's busiest
waterways.
As
a key informatization initiative for Yangtze River shipping management,
the data center integrates big data from the Ministry of Transport, the
Changjiang River Administration of Navigational Affairs (CRANA), and
various shipping management organizations along the river, the CRANA
told Xinhua on Monday.
It
functions as the "smart brain" of Yangtze River shipping management,
serving as the central hub for data exchange and integration across the
river's various information systems.
By
the end of December 2024, the data center had established a
comprehensive resource database covering key elements such as vessels,
crew, shipping companies, ports, cargo, waterways, hydrology, and
shipping infrastructure. The database contains 1.967 billion records,
with an average daily addition of over 600,000 basic data entries and
more than 30 million dynamic Automatic Identification System (AIS) data
entries, according to the CRANA.
Data
has become a vital driver of productivity in the shipping industry,
said Liu Liang, director of the CRANA, adding that the new data center
will play an important role in accelerating the digital transformation
of the entire sector.
In
the future, the center will collaborate with shipping management
departments, ports, and shipping enterprises along the river to enhance
data coverage, promote data sharing, and foster mutual benefits across
provinces and cities within the Yangtze River Basin.
Source:Xinhua
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