DP World has implemented a remote pinning station at its Southampton hub in the United Kingdom, the first of its type in the world, which will increase safety and productivity during a critical stage of port operations.
‘Pinning’ is the process of manually placing a twistlock into the corner casting of a container to keep it in place during a journey at sea.
For the past 50 years, twistlocks were put in and taken out on the quayside, directly underneath container-bearing cranes, a hazardous...