A total of 25 twenty-foot equivalent units of tires from Xi'an were recently loaded onto a Brazil-bounded vessel at the Qingdao Port Logistics Sea-Rail Intermodal Transportation Center of Logistics Group, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group (SPG).

Traditionally, customers had to change 11 distinct equipment interchange receipts for the transportation of this batch of tires from Xi'an to Qingdao. Now, with the help of the Land-Sea Link digital logistics platform, just one receipt suffices for the whole process.

The Land-Sea Link digital logistics platform significantly enhances the efficiency of cargo transportation. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

SPG, serving as the only gateway to the Yellow River basin, managed more than 1.7 billion metric tons of cargo in 2023. However, limited intermodal experience at some inland ports along the basin has led to manual-heavy operations, significantly impacting the logistics efficiency of inbound and outbound goods.

SPG Logistics Group has comprehensively coordinated the business and data resources of customs, railways, ports, logistics parks and airports, established 50 inland ports, launched 100 intermodal train services, and fostered seamless connectivity among various modes of transportation, including road, rail, sea and air. This concerted effort has ushered in a new digital era for the inland port cluster of the Yellow River basin.  

For example, the Tietuyunda platform has established a data exchange system recognized by all parties, a digital twin visual yard, RPA robots, an AI recognition center and a series of digital products. By providing inland import and export enterprises with one-stop and full-chain supply chain services, the platform enhances coordination between upstream and downstream enterprises throughout the logistics chains and reduces average logistics costs by more than 10 percent.