Qingdao Customs is piloting the 'suspended' intelligent weight identification equipment
Recently, a "Nansha Rongguang" ship loaded with 300000 tons of iron ore slowly docked at the 400000 ton ore terminal of Dongjiakou Port in Qingdao. The ship has just come to a safe stop, and customs officers have brought a new intelligent weighing system into place. By using the "hanging" intelligent weight authentication, the traditional time-consuming weight authentication tasks have been greatly reduced.
Water gauge weighing is the core method for customs to carry out weight appraisal of imported bulk cargo. By observing the draft depth and ballast water level of the six sides of the ship, combined with relevant parameters of the ship, the weight of the cargo is calculated, which can be called the modern version of "Caochong weighing elephant". The results of water gauge weighing are directly related to trade settlement, tariff collection, and anti fraud rights protection. However, traditional manual observation methods require customs and ship owners to share small boats and operate around the ship in complex sea conditions, which not only has high costs and low efficiency, but also poses certain safety risks. Some customs use "drones" for weight assessment on site, which is also susceptible to weather and other factors.
Huangdao Customs and Dongjiakou Port Customs under Qingdao Customs have developed a complete set of intelligent weight authentication systems based on frontline supervision needs. Nowadays, the intelligent authentication device has been upgraded to version 2.0 and is fully capable of practical operation. Among them, the innovation of the "suspended" equipment adopts a telescopic probe equipped with a high-definition camera device to achieve all-weather, contactless acquisition of water gauge images on the deck of the cargo ship. After real-time data transmission, the customs utilizes backend AI algorithms for intelligent recognition and automatic calculation, effectively filling the gap of the "drone" technology route being easily affected by weather.
The current system has achieved full tracking of water gauge observation, automatic data storage, and intelligent discrimination, which not only saves time but also improves regulatory transparency, "said Wei Aipeng, head of the Inspection Department of Dongjiakou Port Customs. Taking the "Nansha Rongguang" operation as an example, the entire process only took 30 minutes, which increased efficiency by more than 70% compared to traditional modes. This intelligent supervision not only ensures the safety of operations, but also significantly improves the efficiency of port clearance.
The efficiency of iron ore unloading is directly related to the profitability of enterprises. In the past, manual identification took a long time and had high safety risks. Now, the data of the weighing system is accurate and traceable, truly achieving 'machine substitution for human, worry free and labor-saving'. "Su Hao, the business manager of Dongjiakou Ore Terminal Co., Ltd. in Qingdao Port, introduced that after the system was officially put into use, the average operation time per ship was shortened by 1.5 hours, bringing tangible benefits to enterprises.
Song Chunyu, Deputy Director of the Commodity Inspection Department of Qingdao Customs, introduced that in recent years, Qingdao Customs has taken the construction of a smart customs as a starting point, promoted the research and development of a new intelligent weighing system, effectively solved the difficulties and pain points in business, and helped enterprises clear customs more smoothly. Next, the customs will conduct comparative experiments and promote the practical use of these intelligent devices in their work as soon as possible, continuously optimize the port business environment, and contribute customs strength to the high-quality development of foreign trade. (Wei Aipeng, Zhang Kunming/Text)