To deepen the understanding of the industry's cutting-edge among the freshmen and active members of the Port, Waterway and Coastal Engineering major, and to have a direct experience of the enabling role of digital technology in modern ports, on the afternoon of December 4th, Zhang Wenbing, a freshman of the Port and Shipping 253 major, an active member of the Port and Shipping Student Party Branch, and a teacher of the Port and Shipping Department, under the guidance of Peng Yujie, the counselor of the 25th grade, Visit the Smart Shipping Engineering Laboratory of the School of Information Engineering together.
In the laboratory, a detailed port model and a real-time operating digital system vividly present a panoramic view of the operation of a modern port to everyone. The students were able to observe up close how the port relies on information and intelligent technologies to achieve safe, efficient and precise control of goods turnover. The squad leader of Port and Shipping 253 elaborated on the core that drives the efficient operation of this system - the digital twin system and the upper computer software. They are like the "smart brain" and "digital mirror" of the port. By aggregating data and running algorithms, they dynamically simulate and analyze the port operations in the physical world in the virtual space, transforming abstract technical concepts into clear and tangible practical scenarios.
During the visit, Teacher Zhang Wenbing, in combination with the on-site system, said: "When we study the port and shipping major, we not only need to master traditional core knowledge such as port engineering and hydraulic waterways, but also need to proactively embrace the digital wave." The computers, software and models we see today are precisely the powerful tools for us to understand, design and transform future ports.
This event is not only a vivid professional cognition education, but also an important ideological enlightenment. It made the students deeply realize that the wave of intelligent shipping has come at them. As future port and shipping professionals, merely having professional knowledge is no longer enough. One must proactively learn to master core tools such as computers, software, and data models, transform knowledge into genuine innovation capabilities, and shoulder the mission of driving port upgrades with digital technology, becoming a leader on the new course of smart port and shipping construction.
Written by Peng Yujie
Photography: Chen Yihan
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The on-site communication between professional teachers and students
The on-site communication between professional teachers and students