# Ningbo awards RMB32M contract to Qingdao Haixi for crane automation

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port awarded a RMB32.01 million contract to Qingdao Haixi Heavy Machinery to retrofit nine gantry cranes at Ningbo Beilun Third Container Terminal for remote and automated operation, to be completed within 21 months.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-10-23
- Where: Ningbo Beilun Third Container Terminal, Zhejiang, China
- Value: $4.40M (32.0M CNY)
- Status: announced
- Products: gantry crane automation systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Ningbo Zhoushan Port](https://endata.com/companies/74716.md) (customer)
- [Qingdao Haixi Heavy Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/77073.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [in-supply.co.uk](https://in-supply.co.uk/ningbo-awards-nine-crane-yard-automation-contract/), 2026-10-28: "The project covers remote operation, automated handling functions and the connection of existing yard equipment to a central control platform."

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