On February 21, the nation's first intelligent navigation container ship for commercial operation, "Zhi Fei," achieved precise docking at the automated terminal berth of Qingdao Port in Shandong using an unmanned autonomous navigation mode. This marks the first time in China that the entire process of container ship navigation, docking, and operations has been fully unmanned.

After "Zhi Fei" precisely positioned itself, the vacuum suction cups of the vacuum-based automatic mooring system firmly secured the ship's body without any need for manual mooring. In less than 30 seconds, the ship was stably fixed at the berth. Subsequently, the terminal's fully automated loading and unloading equipment operated efficiently in synchronization. The independently developed terminal intelligent management and control system (A-TOS) and equipment intelligent control system (A-ECS) worked collaboratively, commanding automated bridge cranes and automated guided vehicles with "millisecond-level" response speed to complete container loading and unloading operations.

It is understood that "Zhi Fei" is equipped with a domestically developed intelligent navigation core system and is the first intelligent cargo ship in China designed for commercial operation. It features three modes: manual driving, remote control, and unmanned autonomous navigation.

(CCTV reporters Wang Wei and Liu Dong)