{"id":492923,"date":"2026-07-30T20:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=73130"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:02:55","slug":"cosco-launches-direct-ship-to-train-loading-automated-terminal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=492923","title":{"rendered":"COSCO launches direct ship-to-train loading automated terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese shipping giant COSCO introduced a new loading technology at its CSP Xiamen Ocean Gate Terminal, on China\u2019s southeastern coast. A new railway located right next to the berth now allows for automated container transshipment, \u201caddressing the ‘last-mile’ bottleneck in sea-rail logistics\u201d, the company said.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Usually, moving containers from a ship to a train (or vice versa), is not a direct operation. When a ship is unloaded, containers sit in a storage yard before being placed on a train, and they usually need to be moved by truck to reach the rail infrastructure. COSCO\u2019s<\/a> new initiative will remove this obstacle, helping to make operations faster and cheaper.<\/p>\n

By directly shifting between ship and train, logistics costs per container are reduced by over 15%, the Chinese company said on LinkedIn<\/a>. Moreover, \u201cthe integration of automated rail and terminal operations allows for a 9-minute transfer, reducing total transit time by 2 to 3 days\u201d, it added. The new infrastructure is designed to handle 250,000 TEUs and 250,000 tonnes of cargo per year.<\/p>\n

The Xiamen Ocean Gate Terminal<\/h2>\n

The facility, located along the Taiwan Strait, is one of the most important sites managed by COSCO, and is also a hub for technological development. In addition to being China\u2019s first terminal equipped with a ship-to-train automated system, it was also the first in the country to fully deploy 5G network and high-precision satellite positioning, back in 2020. It is also a vital location for Chinese exports. The terminal in Xiamen is linked to over 20 inland rail corridors in China and is part of 21 shipping lines connecting to most continents.<\/p>\n

China leads in rail automation<\/h2>\n

COSCO\u2019s project in Xiamen is not the first initiative aimed at automating rail operations in the country. Last year, China opened its first autonomous rail yard<\/a> at the Suxi container terminal in Yuwi, southwest of Shanghai. Here, automated operations are \u2018mixed\u2019 with manual labour, including remote-controlled gantry cranes and automated storage systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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