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26 ARMGs (pictured) will be delivered to APM Terminals Rotterdam Maasvlakte II. Image: APM Terminals APM Terminals has received the first two of a total of 26 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) for its new terminal at Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte II. The world’s largest terminal operator has also announced that the first phase of civil [...] 
Like shipping lines, the world’s port operators made huge investments in terminals prior to the credit crisis and subsequent global slump at a time when container volumes were growing faster than 10 percent a year. Photo shows Port of Antwerp, Belgium. Europe’s top container ports face a glut in capacity that’s set to crimp profit [...] Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have made a virtual ghost town of some European terminals, including this one at Rotterdam. From the Journal of Commerce: International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett said the ILA will enter this year’s contract negotiations seeking guaranteed minimum staffing and protection against job cuts from labor-saving technology. “We know technology [...] |
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