On January 11, it was learned from the Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission that in order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Jinping’s inspection of Tianjin Port, and firmly promote the construction of a world-class port, the Tianjin Port and Shipping Bureau will lead the organization and the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce will jointly participate. The "Electronic Platform for Container Import Bill of Lading" developed and constructed by Tianjin Port Group was officially launched in early January 2021 . So far, the three major paper documents (equipment handover list, packing list, bill of lading) for the circulation of container cargo have all been electronic.
The full implementation of the electronic bill of lading can not only provide comprehensive and multi-angle protection for data flow, but also the whole-process paperless business handling model such as online business authorization, online luggage appointment, check code paperless luggage, etc., which greatly improves the related Optimization effect of business links. On the one hand, the paper document handover link between the freight forwarder and the fleet, the fleet and the driver, and the driver and the dock is eliminated, business links are greatly reduced, and the efficiency of order processing is increased by 75%; on the other hand, the online application of electronic bill of lading solves the problem The problem of "multiple errands" that has plagued customers in the carrying business link for a long time, so that they no longer need to frequently travel between the business acceptance windows of shipping companies, shipping agents, terminals, and yards, saving related companies a lot of time and labor costs , Allowing relevant enterprises to fully appreciate the informatization work tenet of "more data runs, less people run errands".
It is understood that in 2019, Tianjin Port and Shipping Bureau promoted the establishment of a "one-code connection" logistics information data platform for import and export international containers. Tianjin Port relied on this platform to realize the information exchange of various service entities in the import and export link, and completed the container logistics chain. The information flow of links, paper handover documents have been realized paperless. However, the bill of lading, as an important document for the consignee and its agent to pick up the goods, is related to the transfer and handover of the right to pick up the goods. It has a certain effect of the property right certificate. Once an error occurs, it will bring greater risks and there are many circulation links. , The delay in achieving electronicization has become a bottleneck restricting the facilitation of cross-border trade and the improvement of port logistics efficiency.
In order to get through the last “mile” that affects the paperless process of port documents, in January 2020, Tianjin Port and Shipping Bureau, Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Tianjin Port Group officially launched the construction of the electronic container import bill of lading project.
In the past year, Tianjin Port and Shipping Bureau, together with Tianjin Port Group and other relevant departments and units, conducted 12 special seminars on business process reengineering, information system construction, and security risk prevention and control related to the electronic bill of lading, and went to Shanghai and other domestic first-class seminars. Port study and research.
The promotion of the overall work has overcome the continuing adverse effects of the epidemic. In just 10 months, the development and construction of a complete set of information platform from concept design, application research, framework development, joint debugging and testing to formal operation was completed. It ranks among the top coastal ports in the country. During this period, under the unified organization and coordination of Tianjin Port and Shipping Bureau, relevant departments and units actively participated, accurately grasped the direction of platform construction and development, fully prepared platform operation preparations, and completed the first actual ship test on November 17, 2020 . Based on full access to test data and feedback from related shipping companies (shipping agents), freight forwarders, and port companies, the platform will be launched for trial operation on December 1, 2020, to further smooth the loading, unloading and transportation links of Tianjin Port and shore, and continue to improve the business chain The overall level of digitalization provides strong support to effectively enhance the port’s comprehensive service capabilities, continuously optimize the port’s business environment, and give full play to the important role of Tianjin Port in serving the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the “Belt and Road” strategy to provide a strong digital guarantee !
