By Shelley Shan / Staff ReporterTaiwan International Ports Corp （TIPC） said it has completed the installation of a smart harbor-entrance safety monitoring system, using artificial intelligence （AI） to monitor vessel movements at commercial ports across the country.請繼續往下閱讀...The system enhances the commercial port operators’ water safety management capabilities by replacing traditional port patrols with a proactive warning mechanism.Maritime and weather information from the Central Weather Administration are to integrate into the system, sharpening its capabilities to respond to disasters and emergencies.The Port of Kaohsiung has completed a proof of concept for an AI-powered occupational safety monitoring application for vessel loading and unloading operations, allowing them to identify risks in real time, it said.The state-run commercial port operator has established an AI Promotion and Implementation Committee to ensure that all decisionmaking processes are driven by data.Biofuel bunkering services would be launched at the Port of Kaohsiung during the second half of this year, it added, saying it is seeking operators to provide liquified natural gas （LNG） in line with CPC Corp, Taiwan’s schedule for completing and commencing gas supply from its LNG receiving terminal.TIPC aims to have 16 high-voltage shore power terminals in commercial ports nationwide by the first quarter of next year by increasing such facilities in the ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung, it said. This would reduce carbon emissions while vessels are moored, it added.The port corporation is planning to develop bunkering infrastructure for other zero-carbon fuels at ports around the country in the longer term, such as hydrogen, ammonia and green methanol in line with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ alternative maritime fuel initiatives.The Port of Kaohsiung ranked 17th globally in last year’s Container Port Performance Index, published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, and ninth in the Norwegian Veritas’ global ranking of container ports last year, the port corporation said.TIPC chairman Chou Yung-hui （周永暉） said the company remains cautiously optimistic for the cruise industry this year, despite the impact of Middle East conflicts, tariffs and typhoons on container and bulk cargo operations.Company data showed that 332 international cruise ship stops were recorded at Taiwan’s ports in the first half of the year, bringing 628,600 passengers. The company predicts 605 stops for this year, while passenger numbers are expected to rise from 1.1567 million last year to more than 1.197 million, which would be a new record.Keelung Port is expanding its homeport services and to draw more international cruise lines, with passenger numbers expected to exceed 1 million for the first time. Kaohsiung Port is developing homeport and port-of-call services to promote cruise tourism in southern Taiwan, the company said.新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
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