This article tells you basically nothing if you're not already convinced that more automation is always better, or that while "technological disruption... almos

This article tells you basically nothing if you're not already convinced that more automation is always better, or that while "technological disruption... almost inevitably leads to displacement of some segments of the workforce. In the long run, however, technology ends up creating better jobs and expanded opportunities across broad spectrums of the economy." The calculation that "proves" Rotterdam is more efficient is based on the unargued and generally false assumption that both ports are operating at full capacity - the author just divides TEUs by number of cranes. TEUs handled per year in Oakland only just matched their 2006 peak after falling drastically during the Great Recession: http://www.portofoakland.com/maritime/containerstats.aspx http://www.portofoakland.com/maritime/containerstats.aspx And Oakland's main capacity limitation actually seems to be congestion getting containers out of the Port: http://www.wsj.com/articles/oakland-port-proposes-trucking-fees-to-fight-congestion-1440103747 http://www.wsj.com/articles/oakland-port-proposes-trucking-f...