Artificial Intelligence and automation are rapidly changing the logistics and transport industry, including port operations.
In Australia, dock workers are calling for a 28-hour working week as part of discussions over the increasing use of AI and automation in ports. Trade unions argue that technological innovation can significantly improve productivity, but its benefits should also be shared with employees.
The debate highlights one of the key challenges facing the logistics industry: how to introduce new technologies while balancing efficiency, competitiveness and the future role of people in increasingly automated operations.
For logistics companies, ports and supply chain operators, AI represents a major opportunity — but also a transformation that will require new skills, new working models and a different approach to the relationship between people and technology.
Source: BBC News