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"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 L
by 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