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The 8th Silk Road Maritime Technology Forum was held, exploring AI-native smart ports to establish a new paradigm for fully autonomous port operations.

On the afternoon of September 9, Special Forum Four of the 8th “Silk Road Maritime” International Cooperation Forum—the “Silk Road Maritime” Technology Forum—was held in Xiamen. With the theme “AI-Native Intelligent Port—Large Models and Multi-Agent Collaboration to Build a New Paradigm for Fully Autonomous Ports,” the forum brought together industry leaders from port operators, equipment manufacturers, and research institutions at home and abroad, aiming to establish a global platform for exchange on port and shipping technologies and jointly explore new pathways for the digital and Intelligent transformation of ports.

Sep 14,2026

Stack yard operations “bowling”? With triple-layered oversight in place, it’s hard to even crash into it.

During operations, if a Spreader or the container it is lifting accidentally collides with containers already stacked in the Stack yard, it can trigger an incident commonly referred to as “bowling,” which, through a chain reaction, may result in damage to multiple containers and cargo, and even lead to casualties and operational disruptions—posing serious safety hazards.

Sep 14,2026

An Interview with Chen Zhiping, Chairman of Fujian Port Group: Turning Toward the Sea, Seeking the Way

Recently, Chen Zhiping, Party Secretary and Chairman of Fujian Port Group, granted an exclusive interview to the renowned host Wu Xiaoli, engaging in a thorough and candid discussion on topics including the smart‑technology development of Fujian ports, their green transformation, the ecosystem‑building efforts of the “Silk Road Maritime” Alliance, and the future direction of first‑class port development.

Sep 14,2026

WAIC robots are converging on industrial settings—so what kind of practical application should smart ports pursue?

At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the trend in the embodied robotics sector has become very clear: showcase‑type products that rely on performance‑oriented features such as fighting and dancing have lost their appeal, while more manufacturers are shifting toward well‑defined real‑world scenarios like industrial assembly lines and standardized workstations. The industry’s focus has now moved to verifying operational Stability and demonstrating practical value. This shift precisely highlights the core logic behind the deployment of smart ports: rather than striving for universal Intelligent capabilities across all scenarios, selecting highly suitable niche applications is the key to moving from demonstrations to mass production.

Aug 17,2026

Ensure that every crane is “fully under control.”

Port and industrial lifting equipment (such as gantry cranes, portal cranes, and Quay Cranes) are numerous, highly robust, and operate under complex conditions, yet they have long been plagued by four persistent challenges: difficult condition monitoring, low operational efficiency, slow fault resolution, and fragmented data management. The traditional model of manual inspections, paper-based records, and reactive repairs suffers from limited coverage, inconsistent standards, and reliance on the experience of senior technicians for fault diagnosis. Moreover, operational, energy consumption, and alarm data remain siloed, failing to support informed decision-making and easily leading to unplanned downtime, soaring maintenance costs, and shortened equipment lifespans.

Aug 17,2026

The journal Qiushi published an important article by General Secretary Xi Jinping titled “Be a County Party Secretary in the Style of Jiao Yulu.”

Aug 17,2026

HIRI FUTURE’s port equipment automation vertical-domain large model has been selected as a high-quality industry-specific AI model in Fujian Province.

Recently, the Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology officially released the “2026 List of Provincial Artificial Intelligence Projects.” Fujian Electronic Port Co., Ltd.—with its self-developed large-scale vertical model for port equipment automation under the brand “HIRI FUTURE”—was successfully included in the list of high-quality industry-specific AI models in Fujian Province, with only 10 companies from Xiamen making the cut. This selection signifies that the company’s years of dedicated R&D in port equipment automation AI technology, along with its practical industrial value, has received official provincial-level recognition, establishing it as a benchmark achievement in Fujian’s port AI sector.

Aug 17,2026

Good news! One more provincial-level honor for the large-model Intelligent agent!

Recently, the 2026 Fujian Province Comprehensive Transportation Large Model Intelligent Agent Innovation Application Competition concluded successfully. HIRI FUTURE, the artificial intelligence brand under Fujian Electronic Port Co., Ltd., stood out among numerous participating entities across the province with its “Port Full-Process Embodied Intelligent Autonomous Operation Intelligent Agent” project, earning second prize in the competition. This award represents authoritative recognition of HIRI FUTURE’s capabilities in large model research and development within the port-specific vertical domain, as well as its expertise in deploying intelligent agents in real-world scenarios.

Aug 17,2026

Deeply study and thoroughly grasp Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building.

The National Symposium on Party Building was held in Beijing on the 15th, where work arrangements were made to study and implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building. As the chapter on party building within Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building marks a milestone in the history of the development of Marxist theory on party building and in the history of the Communist Party of China’s own party‑building efforts.

Aug 17,2026