Ports of Auckland halts automated operations due to software malfunction

An incident in the automated area of the Ports of Auckland (POAL) has forced New Zealand’s port to temporarily expand manual operations at the container terminal and reduce the scale of automated operations.

The container terminal is now being reconfigured for increased manual operations, according to a statement.

At around 03:00 on 17 June, a software fault resulted in a container which was being carried by an automated straddle, hitting a stacked container.

Ports of Auckland has confirmed that...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-auckland-halts-automated-operations-due-to-software-malfunction/

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