Unions opposed to robot trucks in port of Rotterdam

July 28, 2020

The AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) that VDL delivered to Singapore harbor is 15 meters long, 2 m high and can transport up to 65 tons. Rotterdam is eager to use robot trucks too /VDL

The use of robot trucks on a new automated ‘container highway’ is turning the Port of Rotterdam labor relations upside down. The Rotterdam port manager considers them a new milestone to a ‘smart port’, while the unions see them as a threat to future employment. Container highway The port manager is investing 175 million euros

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