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Do you really believe port automation is at the stage where it can be fully automated with no port workers? Even at “automated” ports, I assure you there are st
by jdavis703 5y ago
Do you really believe port automation is at the stage where it can be fully automated with no port workers? Even at “automated” ports, I assure you there are still port workers to deal with anomalies. And yeah they should be paid more than $0.
- fdsfds76543 5y ago"Not as enthusiastic over automated terminals like LBCT have been the 15,000 longshore workers, including part-time casuals, who man the docks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest and second busiest in the nation, respectively. Terminal automation poses big changes — and likely some job losses — in those dockworker ranks. LBCT, for example, features remotely run electric cranes gliding back and forth and a computer-controlled stacking system. Multiple containers can be handled by the cranes at one time." https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/08/20/completion-of-long-beach-ports-automated-terminal-hailed-as-creating-a-new-bar-for-the-industry/ https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/08/20/completion-of-long-... EDIT: Apparently my factual post about saying crane operator jobs can be automated was flagged. Incredible