Intelligent Ports Based on Internet of Things
Dong Xisong, Xiong Gang
The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for
Complex Systems
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dongguan, China
dongxs@casc.ac.cn, xionggang@casc.ac.cn
Guo Xiujiang
Measurement Center Station
PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company
Renqiu, China
jlz_gxj@petrochina.com.cn
Li Yuantao
Cloud Computing Center
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
yuantao.li@ia.ac.cn
Lv Yisheng
Beijing Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Systems
and Technology
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
yisheng.lv@ia.ac.cn
Abstract—In this article, the informatization developments of
main international ports are summarized. Then, the detail
requirements of next generation Intelligent Ports are collected
and analyzed. Later, the corresponding key technologies of
Internet of Things are summarized. And, a kind of Intelligent
Ports solution is proposed, and its main functions are designed in
detail. Finally, the future development trend of Intelligent Ports
is predicted.
Keywords—Intelligent Ports; Internet of Things; Wireless
Sensor Network; Radio Frequency Identification
I. INTRODUCTION
Major ports in the world have gone through three
development stages: informationalized ports, digital ports, and
intelligent ports [1]. In recent years, many coastal countries,
including Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and
other countries, attach great importance to the construction of
port informatization, and begin actively to construct intelligent
ports, and achieve significant results [2, 3]. With the
popularization and application of the Internet of Things (IoT),
many new Intelligent Ports has been started [4-8]. For example,
New Damietta Port, Damietta in Egypt has announced the
completion of the first Intelligent Ports in Mediterranean. In
addition, the application of smart bayonet and Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) in many ports in America provides a
strong guarantee for the logistics transparent supply chain, the
safe transportation of goods, and international anti-terrorism
[9-14]. The EU and China (Shenzhen) has started trade with
ING project (Smart Container, intelligent shut, intelligent
bayonet and other new techniques).
Intelligent Ports are a service system for port transportation
based on modern electronic information technology, whose
features are to provide multifarious information services for
port participants based on the collection, processing, release,
exchange, analysis, and usage of the relevant information [10].
Intelligent Ports are urgently needed to be closely integrated
with IoT in order to achieve efficient data sharing and stability
of port services. It other words, Intelligent Ports are new
generation of ports, which has a new, intelligent port
infrastructure and integrated and smart management and
service [10].
IoT technology is the basis for the development of the
Intelligent Ports. Sensor technology allows objects have the
"perception"; RFID technology make them "speak"; machine-
to-machine (M2M) let them “exchange”; finally, IoT let all
objects in the world interconnect. So, the handling equipment,
ships, containers, vehicles, and instruments, which are widely
distributed in the global ports, are connected to this "net" [9-
11]. IoT, extending human senses and collecting directly
business data from operation terminal in ports, can eliminate
manual collection errors, improve the collection efficiency, and
deliver instantly to every corner of the earth through Internet.
At present, the typical applications of IoT in ports’
production and management include: Container RFID,
electronic seals, port equipment condition monitoring,
engineering equipment asset management, wireless automatic
meter reading, etc. [10]
In this paper, the needs of Intelligent Ports are analyzed in
detail. The ToT’s key technologies, overall solution and the
detailed design of the functional modules are proposed.
II. T
HE SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION NEEDS OF INTELLIGENT
PORTS
The specific construction needs of Intelligent Ports mainly
involve:
1) Intelligent Ports can create a more efficient, fast, safe, low-
cost business environment.
2) The high standards of supervision and customs clearance of
Customs and CIQ, such as the real-time, intelligent, visual
supervision of goods and regulatory grounds. Therefore, the
This work is supported in part by NSFC 61233001, 61174172, 61203166,
61101220, 61104054, and the Early Career Development Award o
SKLMCCS.
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