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Nansha Port Phase IV Automated Container Terminal

Revision 2026-08-27-claims-and-sources · effective 2026-08-27

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Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 8 claims and 4 source dossiers.

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Claims, one by one

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Claim 1 clm-0ebcb51db30a1177 quantitative
Guangzhou Port Group's Nansha Phase IV terminal, opened 28 July 2022, was the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's first fully automated container terminal
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What the mapping says
'The fourth phase of Guangzhou Port's Nansha area was put into operation on July 28, making it the first fully-automated container terminal in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.' Port Technology International reported the start of automated operations in the same week.
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. GDToday/newsgd.com (press)
  2. Port Technology International (trade press)
Claim 2 clm-ce07d12cff4b6569 descriptive
automated quay cranes hand containers to intelligent guided vehicles (IGVs) routed by an AI scheduling system the operator calls the terminal's "Super Brain," with automated yard cranes replacing on-site crews
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What the mapping says
'The container cranes accurately grab the containers from the ship and then place them on the IGV (Intelligent Guided Vehicle) as per instruction made by the central information system. The routes of the IGV are planned through intelligent algorithms.' The China Daily Nansha piece describes the same scheduling layer under the operator's 'Super Brain' name.
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. GDToday/newsgd.com (press)
  2. China Daily Nansha (press)
Claim 3 clm-34cc47899a52d137 quantitative
with four 100,000-tonne berths and 4.9 million TEU/year design capacity
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What the mapping says
'Nansha Port's fourth phase terminal has four 100,000-ton marine berths with a total annual handling capacity of 4.9 million TEUs, according to He Yeke, General Manager of the Nansha Port's fourth phase.'
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. GDToday/newsgd.com (press)
Claim 4 clm-ba351a95123eac03 quantitative
Container throughput through the automated terminal reached 1.81 million TEUs in the first half of 2024, up 102.7% year-on-year
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What the mapping says
The China Daily / Invest in China report of 26 December 2024 carries the automated terminal's first-half 2024 throughput and the year-on-year change.
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. China Daily / Invest in China (press)
Claim 5 clm-1f221da78fec2327 quantitative
the operator reports roughly 70% lower manpower needs than a conventional terminal
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What the mapping says
He Yeke, general manager of Nansha Phase IV: 'The automated terminal saves about 70 percent of manpower and guarantees a higher level of safety for production.'
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. GDToday/newsgd.com (press)
Claim 6 clm-09d76072a67dffc9 quantitative
a Phase V expansion was approved for the same automated model in March 2025
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What the mapping says
The China Daily Nansha piece covers the Phase V approval context alongside the Super Brain scheduling system.
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. China Daily Nansha (press)
Claim 7 clm-228118ddea7e2584 quantitative
1.81 million TEUs handled by the automated terminal in H1 2024, up 102.7% year-on-year; operator-reported ~70% lower manpower requirement than a conventional terminal (Guangzhou Port Group / state media, 2022–2024)
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What the mapping says
The throughput and growth figures come from the December 2024 report; the manpower saving is the terminal general manager's own statement from the opening coverage.
Caveat
Growth from a terminal that opened mid-2022 measures the ramp toward capacity; the manpower figure is the operator's, with no independent comparison published.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. China Daily / Invest in China (press)
  2. GDToday/newsgd.com (press)
Claim 8 clm-9cadbb45bd454453 quantitative
Phase V was approved for the same automated model in March 2025
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What the mapping says
The same China Daily Nansha report carries the Phase V approval.
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No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. China Daily Nansha (press)

Source dossiers and revision state

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Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Guangzhou Port Group
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4 source dossiers

GDToday/newsgd.com (press) newsgd.com · 5 linked claims

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2022-08-01
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Published 1 August 2022. Source for the opening date, the IGV and crane choreography, and two operator statements from He Yeke, general manager of Nansha Phase IV: four 100,000-tonne berths with a total annual handling capacity of 4.9 million TEUs, and 'The automated terminal saves about 70 percent of manpower and guarantees a higher level of safety for production.'

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Claims linked
China Daily / Invest in China (press) investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn · 2 linked claims

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src-90b1382770766142
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Name not classified · investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn
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2024-12-26
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H1 2024 automated-terminal throughput of 1.81M TEUs, +102.7% YoY; Nansha area's 2024 total throughput passing 20M TEUs.

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Port Technology International (trade press) porttechnology.org · 1 linked claim

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Name not classified · porttechnology.org
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2022-08-04
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Confirms automated terminal operations start and technology description.

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China Daily Nansha (press) nansha.guangdong.chinadaily.com.cn · 3 linked claims

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src-81370bec638a4b5c
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Name not classified · nansha.guangdong.chinadaily.com.cn
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2024-08-21
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'Super Brain' AI scheduling system, IGV/automated-crane integration, Phase V approval context.

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  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
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  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.