The big question: what is the future for the global port labour force?
There was brief period of hope for US importers in early October, after a three-day ...
This explainer to port automation kicks off a series of articles looking at how technology is changing the port sector, and how labour is lining up to resist these changes
So, why haven’t ports automated everything?
Some ports have. Increases in productivity are possible; but opinion is divided over whether the high cost of investment can pay back quickly enough to be justifiable in every case.
So it’s not “plug and play”?
Not at all. Port IT systems are bespoke, and no two operate ...
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