Busan Port Authority Attends Chainport (chain PORT) Annual General Meeting

Sharing Digital Innovation Achievements with Global Partner Ports

Busan Port Authority (BPA) attended the '9th Chain PORT Regular General Meeting' held on the 7th and 8th in Bruges and Antwerp, Belgium, where representatives from the world's top 10 ports discussed major shipping and port issues and shared information.

At this regular general meeting, presentations and discussions were held regarding the progress level of digitalization at each port and related issues.

Busan Port shared the logistics flow improvement effects resulting from the activation of the transshipment transportation system (TSS) and the port truck reservation system (VBS) within the integrated port logistics platform (Chain Portal).

Participants showed great interest in the visible improvements in port operation efficiency, such as the reduction of truck waiting times and approximately threefold increase in truck transportation utilization rate, based on the recent pilot operation results of the transshipment transportation system.

Cases of improving port operation efficiency using digital technology from the Antwerp-Bruges Port, which hosted this meeting, were also shared.

Additionally, discussions were held on environmental regulations, currently the biggest topic in the shipping and logistics sectors. Experts from various fields, including major cargo owners (BCO) and natural gas suppliers, shared cases and processes of promoting decarbonization throughout the logistics supply chain and ports.

Chainport general meeting attendees are taking a group commemorative photo.

Chain PORT is a consultative body among port authorities established in 2016 to promote digitalization in the shipping and port sectors by sharing information and data and strengthening cooperation among major ports worldwide.

Every year, CEOs and CIOs from about 10 global ports attend the general meeting in person, and to become a Chain PORT member, approval from existing member ports is required. Busan Port is the only member port in Korea.

Park Kyung-cheol, Head of the Digital Information Department at BPA, stated, “Strengthening digital competitiveness is essential for improving port efficiency and enhancing cybersecurity,” adding, “We will continue to maintain cooperative relationships with global leading ports and pursue digital innovation at Busan Port.”

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