Recently, the 2018 World Transportation Conference was held in Beijing. Huai Jinpeng, Party Secretary of the China Association for science and technology, said that scientific and technological innovation is promoting the rapid development of China's transportation and adding new momentum to economic and social development. Modern transportation technology represented by information technology, intelligent transportation operation and maintenance system, information logistics network system and other high-tech Chinese transportation are profoundly changing China.
Although global shipping is still in the throes of pain since the 2008 financial crisis, new technologies and information have exploded at this stage, bringing new opportunities and hope to the development of shipping. The development and exploration of shipping have never stopped.
In the past year or two, one of the hot spots in the shipping industry has been "cross-border development". New technologies such as big data, blockchain, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are quietly changing the shipping industry. Shipping enterprises, manufacturers, customs and ports can benefit from these new technologies. It can be predicted that new technology will bring great potential to the shipping market in the future.
Big data brings new opportunities for future shipping
Big data is not just a hot concept. Big data technology has been more and more used in all walks of life and has made great development. Many countries have launched development plans for big data. As one of the oldest industries in * *, the combination of big data and shipping industry is "on the road".
Xu Zuyuan, maritime Ambassador of the International Maritime Organization and former Vice Minister of the Ministry of transport, told reporters that for regional development, whoever has mastered the big data of ports and shipping has an international voice. Through big data collection, mining and analysis of port operation and price indexes, on the one hand, these indexes can carry out price management, on the other hand, through index extension trading, they can form an industry pricing trading center and have more influence in the world. Big data will also promote the innovation, efficiency creation and service upgrading of the port and shipping industry, and promote the customization of information services and the * * of operation decisions. In addition, the inclusiveness and interoperability of big data can also realize information interconnection between government departments and between governments and enterprises, eliminate the phenomenon of information island, and promote the reform and innovation of government regulation and the * * supply of public services.
It is understood that many exchanges and enterprises have tested the water in the business format of the shipping service platform: some have achieved relatively good results, such as placing booking on the Internet platform for trading, accumulating a large amount of business data, and using these data as the input of financial credit to provide financial services to small and medium-sized freight forwarding companies and shipping companies; Some use big data as online ship value estimation service platform, which not only introduces the variables of ship basic data, but also considers the impact of ship dynamic operation on ship value; In terms of data mining value, such as measuring the prosperity of shipping market and the change of freight rate of a certain route; In terms of new investment opportunities, in addition to the big data industry itself, it brings more investment opportunities that can be observed by using this tool, such as predicting the medium-term price trend of the shipping market, which is much more effective than the traditional analysis method.
It is undeniable that big data has become an irreversible trend. It can be predicted that big data will be the frontier area for businesses in the next few years. In the context of the downturn of the global shipping market, if shipping enterprises can realize the potential business opportunities brought by big data, reconstruct the information service platform, create a unique solution of shipping big data, mine and discover new business opportunities and create new industrial value, it will be an effective way to improve the competitiveness and profit margin of the whole industry.
Xu Kai, director of Shanghai international shipping center's port and navigation laboratory, believes that the whole industry will eventually achieve the integration of "Internet plus" and big data, which will realize the information, transparency and standardization of the whole industry. This trend is unquestionable, but this process will take decades. From the current situation, "Internet plus" has just started, and has begun to explore in the industry, but big data has not really precipitated and landed. We still have a long way to go to realize the intelligence and intelligence of the shipping industry, but the construction of big data is always on the road and has no end.
Blockchain to create a new pattern of shipping in the future
The so-called blockchain technology, or blockchain technology, is called "distributed ledger technology". It is an Internet database technology, which is characterized by decentralization, openness and transparency, allowing everyone, every company and even teams to participate in database records.
At present, the application and exploration of blockchain technology in financial industry, intellectual property protection, medical treatment and other fields can be described as hot. Huang Youfang, President of China Society of navigation and President of Shanghai Maritime University, said that shipping and ports, especially logistics, need credit, rules and systems, and blockchain technology will also have great potential in this field. In the future, technical management can be used for * * degree management or credit management, which should be completed by technical management. This is what blockchain * * deserves attention.
In 2018, blockchain has become a hot topic for * * and the application of blockchain technology in the shipping industry is also in full swing. Maersk and IBM have been building cooperation based on blockchain and cloud computing technology since 2016. At present, their joint venture has been approved by the EU. On April 1, COSCO Shipping Container transportation, together with JD and canon, imported bananas using blockchain technology. On May 14, HSBC completed the global * * blockchain based trade financing transaction. In addition, 300cubes, a blockchain and financial solution provider in Hong Kong, has completed the cargo transportation test based on Ethereum blockchain smart contract and conducted the first round of * * token issuance (ICO). Block shipping, the founder of Denmark's global shared container platform, also began * * token issuance (ICO) on May 14. On May 25, the blockchain marine insurance platform was also launched, and Maersk participated as a pilot. The industry has seen that shipping enterprises, financial institutions, logistics companies, traders and emerging start-ups are embracing and trying the mode and application scenario of "blockchain + shipping".
The "hand in hand" blockchain, a leading enterprise in the shipping industry, has attracted extensive attention in the industry. Shippers exclaimed that "blockchain will change the shipping industry", and a new pattern of shipping development is taking shape.
Ibrahim Gokcen, digital officer of Maersk * *, said when talking about the shipping blockchain: "Our cooperation project with IBM aims to solve real customer problems and create an innovative business model for the whole industry by exploring a disruptive technology such as blockchain. The solutions we use will not only reduce the cost of goods for users, but also make it easier for more enterprises in emerging and developed countries to participate in Global trade."
Cloud computing, start a new engine for future shipping
With the continuous development of information technology, shipping data is growing exponentially, which makes people have unlimited reveries and attempts about the future of shipping. How to drive this behemoth forward? If the internal combustion engine is the driving force of ship navigation, cloud computing is undoubtedly the "new engine" of shipping in the information age.
In the face of such a large amount of shipping data, if we can't provide value well, the gold mine will be worthless. There is no doubt that we will rely more and more on data in the future, and data will be the frontier field for shipping enterprises in the next few years. With the big data analysis ability of cloud computing, we can solve the problem of massive data sharing and analysis in a higher dimension, Let's see what's behind more data, such as integrating more dimensional information to provide services for shipping, and see the economic trend reflected behind shipping.
According to an IDG survey, 69% of enterprises are using cloud technology, and another 18% of enterprises say they are planning to implement this technology.
For shipping enterprises, how to effectively and reasonably invest in informatization is a problem that every * * must consider. Large class * * companies have routes all over the world, and also distribute their agency points all over the world, which requires the globalization of enterprise information network.
In the cloud computing environment, shipping enterprises can provide customers with various services with the help of public cloud, such as shipping schedule query, electronic booking, freight rate query, real-time tracking, online services, etc., which greatly improve the efficiency of transportation services. Through cloud computing, shipping enterprises can obtain all kinds of market information more timely, accurately and comprehensively, so as to adjust routes, schedules, stowage and transportation in time Price and other information to improve the * * rate, reduce costs and obtain greater benefits.
Some shipping experts said that with the rapid development of network technology, cloud computing has subverted the traditional business model, made a revolutionary leap in the application field of the shipping industry using the Internet as the basic platform, greatly expanded in breadth and depth, and played a vital role in the development of shipping enterprises.
Artificial intelligence will help new changes in the shipping industry in the future
This year, "artificial intelligence" was written into the government work report, which clearly pointed out: expand and strengthen emerging industrial clusters, strengthen the R & D and application of new * * industrial intelligence, and vigorously transform and upgrade traditional industries by using new technologies, new business forms and new models. This is "artificial intelligence" After the emergence of * * in the government work report in 2017, it was once again raised to the table of important measures for economic development. This time, it further emphasized the "industrial application of artificial intelligence". Obviously, artificial intelligence has reached a key stage of industrialization and application.
Cai Yuliang, head of the intelligent ship working group of China Classification Society, told reporters that artificial intelligence will bring another major change to human society after the agricultural revolution and industrial revolution. The maritime industry will undoubtedly benefit from artificial intelligence, including manufacturers, ship owners, cargo owners, ports and other aspects. At present, ship intelligence is still in its infancy, but it has brought direct economic benefits Benefits, such as the reduction of energy efficiency brought by the intelligent energy efficiency management, and the intelligent ship will further improve the safety of the ship.
On January 16 this year, Zhenhua heavy industry, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Xijing technology and an international shipping giant jointly developed the world's first self driving unmanned container straddle transport vehicle. It is understood that the unmanned straddle transport vehicle can improve the safety standards and operation efficiency of the terminal. At present, through the joint efforts of the three parties, an unmanned straddle transport vehicle more than 10 meters high has been successfully completed The actual scene road test was conducted and the expected results were achieved. According to the joint R & D team, the unmanned straddle transport vehicle can realize the * * decision of autonomous positioning and navigation by relying on artificial intelligence technology without embedding magnetic nails in advance. In addition, the unmanned straddle transport vehicle can not only automatically avoid obstacles, but also make decisions in case of emergencies such as deceleration, braking or detour. At the same time, there is no one Straddle transport vehicles can independently plan * * driving routes for container horizontal transportation according to the actual road conditions of the terminal.
Zhang Baochen, director of the academic committee of the water transport Research Institute of the Ministry of transport, said that intelligent shipping is a new modern shipping industry formed by the deep integration of shipping elements with modern information, artificial intelligence and other high and new technologies. The development of intelligent shipping is conducive to deepening the structural reform of the shipping supply side, cultivating new technological advantages and economic growth points, and reshaping the global shipping system, Build an all-round, multi-level and composite interconnection network.
With the continuous development of science and technology, artificial intelligence will cause an intelligent change in the shipping industry, and the traditional business model and management mode will also be challenged. Shipping enterprises must comply with the trend of the times and meet the arrival of the era of artificial intelligence through active practical innovation, system innovation and cultural innovation.
Where will the shipping industry go in the face of new technology?
After reviewing the history of the shipping industry, Zhenhong, Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Research Center, concluded that the last disruptive innovation in the industry was container transportation 60 years ago. Since then, he has embarked on the development road of reducing costs by relying on large-scale. Now it is no longer possible to follow the old road. A new round of disruptive innovation is inevitable, but for informatization and "+ Internet" And other new technologies may be an important means to realize this innovation.
As Baidu founder Robin Li said in the book "intelligent Revolution: meeting the social, economic and cultural changes in artificial intelligence", "intellectual revolution is a healthy revolution in production mode and way of life, and also a revolution in our way of thinking." Big data and blockchain technology are closely watched and welcomed by many enterprises around the world due to their huge advantages, but they also face many problems and challenges in the development process. In view of these problems, governments should strengthen policy guidance, promote enterprise innovation and maintain the balance between enterprise interests and social interests. Only in this way can we really promote big data, blockchain and other information The healthy and rapid development of information technology will improve the market competitiveness of local enterprises.
The era we are experiencing is called the intelligent era. Big data, Internet of things, blockchain and artificial intelligence... Whether you are familiar with them or not, they are rising and have a profound impact on the changes in the industry. In this great change, traditional shipping and logistics enterprises have taken the initiative to embrace the intelligent era and transform and upgrade to smart logistics. However, smart logistics does not rely on technology to "grow savagely" "Smart shipping" not only emphasizes "intelligence", but also needs a profound revolution in development concept, organization and management, operation mode and value service.
The shipping industry embraces new technologies such as big data and blockchain. At present, it is still in the initial stage. The shipping industry's application and development of big data and blockchain are in the ascendant. In the digital era, how to make full use of the new generation of information technologies such as Internet of things, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, smart contract and blockchain, especially the advantages provided by blockchain technology The function of "order, safety and stability" serves China's shipping industry and its related industrial chain and supply chain, serves the improvement of the operation and management of China's shipping enterprises and the improvement of international competitiveness. It is a new article worthy of reflection in the shipping industry in the future.
As Jin Yongxing, Party Secretary of Shanghai Maritime University, said, technologies such as big data, mobile Internet, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, Internet of things, cloud computing and intelligent technology are developing rapidly and changing all aspects of social and economic life. The shipping industry is facing subversive challenges. Enterprises can only survive and develop by following the trend and win future opportunities. |
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