在世界大港排行榜上，上海港的集装箱吞吐量已从5年前的第10位跃升至目前的第3位，外高桥现代集装箱码头的建成对其排名上升起了关键作用。文章介绍了上海港外高桥港区现代集装箱码头建设中的总体设计、工程技术、生产管理等诸多方面的集成创新成果。

Shanghai Port has leaped to the third on the list of global large ports from the tenth 5 years ago in terms of the volume of container handled. This is attributed mainly to the build-up of modem container terminals in Waigaoqiao port area. The paper introduces the integrated innovation achievements in such respects as the overall design, engineering, production management, etc. , in building Waigaoqiao modem container terminals in Shanghai Port.