Cargo ships are unloaded at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits of automation a week before the start of labor talks where the issue is set to feature.
Paid hours at the two automated terminals in the San Pedro Bay complex — which includes the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — have increased 31.5% since 2015. That’s more than twice the rate at the 11 non-automated terminals, according to the study led by University […]
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