The agency responsible for the health of the U.S. maritime sector will be considering the role that labor and politics play in automating port operations.
In comments submitted to the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd), Daniel Reiss, president of Automated Terminal Systems (ATS), said that it’s a mistake for terminal operators and port authorities to appease labor by introducing automation gradually.
"Experience in the automotive and steel industry has demonstrated that such an approach is not only inefficient it is counterproductive," Reiss said. "In both industries, management concluded that the effort was ‘just not worth it’ and shut down facilities rather than […]
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