The Xiamen Ocean Gate Container Terminal is to become the first fully-automated terminal in China. All loading and delivery work will be done by machines. A video of the terminal in action showed a passing container being picked up by an automated bridge crane and being placed on an automated container truck. Under GPS guidance, the truck moved to a designated freight yard before a gantry crane picked up the container again and placed it in a designated area. The automated version that will become operational in September can save 25% in energy and cut carbon emissions by 15%, said Wang Shenyuan, General Manager of the Technology Department for the new terminal. Construction of the terminal, which cost CNY658 million, started on October 27 last year, and when complete, its throughput is expected to reach 78,000 to 91,000 TEU per year. The Haicang bonded terminal area has become a hub for Southeast China’s international shipping industry. So far, the bonded terminal area has a freight throughput of 100 million tons and 10 million TEU of containers. There are 12 berths with a rating of 100,000 tons, which are under construction, and 10 berths with a handling capacity of 50,0000 tons, used by 54 international shipping lines.