In August, Xiamen Port Holding Group handled over 980,000 TEU of container throughput, a year‑on‑year increase of more than 12%. Among this, its terminals in Xiamen recorded a cumulative container throughput of over 930,000 TEU, up by more than 15% year‑on‑year; foreign‑trade containers reached nearly 680,000 TEU, a year‑on‑year rise of over 25%.

In mid‑to‑late August, the Haicang Songyu Operation Area frequently saw three large container vessels simultaneously berthed alongside each other. With quay cranes rising and falling and container trucks shuttling back and forth, the terminal remained under full‑load operation throughout the period.

During this time, an intensive operation involving eight Maersk vessel calls was successfully completed, among which the "Eli Maersk" handled 18,800 TEU in a single call. Meanwhile, Mediterranean/Europe service vessels also arrived in quick succession, with a cumulative discharge of more than 35,000 TEU. With these two peaks overlapping, the Haicang Joint Operation Centre centrally consolidated key information across terminals—including vessel schedules, berth occupancy, and yard inventory—and implemented a simultaneous loading‑and‑unloading operation mode. By staggering time windows for multiple vessels, the centre maximised the efficiency of limited berth resources.

After a typhoon passed, vessels converged on the port in large numbers, and the empty container yards became nearly saturated, making it impossible for a single port area to absorb the operational pressure. The Group therefore opened up resources between the Dongdu and Haicang port areas. With the support of maritime, customs, immigration, pilotage and other port‑side authorities, all operating areas worked in close coordination to fully unlock resource potential, jointly tackling challenges such as cross‑area empty container repositioning and the consolidated storage of dangerous goods containers, thereby easing yard congestion step by step.

On 25 August, the 150,000‑tonne vessel "MSC Eleni" (or "Mediterranean Eleni"? but use given name "MSC Eleni"? Actually the text says “地中海伊莱尼娅” so likely "MSC Eleni") was waiting to enter the port under urgent conditions: within the same port area, three large vessels were simultaneously conducting berthing and unberthing operations, and all tugboats in the Haicang port area had already been deployed. Compounded by tidal constraints and the approach of another typhoon, the vessel’s operational window was extremely tight.

Thanks to the efficient coordination of the Xiamen Port Integrated Dispatch Command Centre, multiple units held joint consultations and carried out precise scheduling. Ultimately, the vessel completed its loading and unloading operations that same day and successfully departed the port in the early morning of 27 August, taking advantage of the tide.

Behind this efficient synergy lies a vivid illustration of concerted efforts between the port enterprise and the port‑side authorities. Relying on the Integrated Dispatch Command Centre, agencies including maritime, customs, immigration and pilotage have implemented a 48‑hour advance forecasting mechanism, sharing information early and aligning their actions, thereby safeguarding the full‑capacity operation of Xiamen Port.