Trump backs ILA position on automation
President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call
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Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues
Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under
Op-Ed: Singapore’s Tuas Port is pioneering automation transformation
By Ho Vee Leung, Regional Head IT, Southeast Asia, PSA The PSA Tuas Port is on the path to becoming the world’s largest automated container terminal, reaching an annual handling capacity of
Jon Holvik joins Ockerman Automation Consulting
Newport News, Va., headquartered Ockerman Automation Consulting has named Jon Holvik as executive vice president for sales, overseeing business expansion activities for the design and integration of a wide variety of propulsion,
Seaspan LNG bunkering trio will feature Høglund automation
Three 7,600-cubic-meter LNG bunkering vessels on order for Canadian owner Seaspan ULC wlll feature integrated automation systems (IAS) from Tønsberg, Norway, headquartered Høglund Marine Solutions. The IAS will seamlessly connect the cargo
Op-Ed: Why automation is the viable solution to crew shortages
Yarden Gross, CEO and co-founder of Orca AI, explains how automation can help tackle the staff shortages and relieve the ongoing backlogs. The last few months has seen consumer goods soar in
Rolls-Royce acquires marine automation specialist Servowatch
Aiming to significantly expand the ship automation division of its MTU brand, Rolls-Royce has acquired U.K.-based integrated marine automation solutions specialist Servowatch Systems from India’s Larsen & Toubro. The new subsidary’s open
Schottel and Ulstein make automation and digitalization move
Schottel and Ulstein are cooperating on maritime automation and digitalization. Spay/Rhine, Germany, based propulsion and steering specialist is taking a 50% stake in former Ulstein subsidiary, Ulstein Blue CTRL, which will continue
ABB wins breakthrough automation order in China
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — ABB has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China, with addition of of the ABB Ability System 800xA to the technology package
Indian ferries to have ABB power and automation packages
JUNE 19, 2018 — ABB has signed a contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard to deliver integrated power and automation packages for two new 1,200 passenger ferries ordered by the Andaman & Nicobar