APM Terminals

Augmented reality in APM Terminals Brazil

Using augmented reality to train workers may seem like a science fiction, but for employees at APM Terminals Brazil, it’s a reality.

For Global Safety Day this year, employees and contractors took part in an experiment to see if the new and developing technology could be used to teach safety measures across the operation in a campaign titled “Stronger & Safer Together”.

The HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) team at APM Terminals Brazil developed an augmented reality (AR) app for employees,...

http://container-news.com/augmented-reality-apm-terminals-brazil/

GC3 to help APM Terminals gain more from technology

APM Terminals’ new Global Core Competency Centre (GC3) will ensure that the company not only continues to lead in terms of technology, but will proactively re-think how technology can drive company growth.

The GC3 commenced in July with more than half of its employees already onboard, but launched officially this month in Algeciras, Spain.

“The vision is to create an internal technical centre to meet the demands of our business in the areas of Terminal Operating Systems (TOS), Asset...

http://container-news.com/gc3-apm-terminals-technology/

APM to shut station at Nava Sheva

APM Terminals, part of the container shipping behemoth AP Moller-Maersk Group, will shut down one of its container freight stations (CFS) at Mumbai’s Nava Sheva port after two recent incidents of violence by retrenched workers, and daily threats of more.

The facility will be shut down Thursday night, said Ajit Venkataraman, managing director for inland services south Asia, where APM’s CFS business is housed.

http://container-news.com/apm-shut-station-nava-sheva/

APM Terminal at Port Elizabeth to be updated

The APM Terminal (APMT) at Port Elizabeth has been undergoing significant infrastructure improvements as a result of a $200 million investment.

Updates across APM Terminal include:

  • New DA Kiosks (Drivers Assistance): Increases safety and efficiency by allowing trucker to resolve trouble tickets from the comfort of their own cabs. Once a trouble ticket is resolved, the driver simply inserts their Sealink Card into the kiosk and the corrected ticket/EIR prints which lifts the gate arm and allows...

http://container-news.com/apmt-port-elizabet-updated/

Retrenched workers attacked CFS at JNPT

Container freight stations (CFS) servicing Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) faced mob attacks in two separate incidents recently after they laid off staff due to a dip in business with the introduction of direct port delivery in early 2017.

Buses carrying CFS employees of APM Terminals Inland Services were the target of attack by ‘some retrenched contract workers’ on August 3 and September 10.

APM Terminals, which runs two CFSs near India’s busiest container gateway, is a unit of Danish...

http://container-news.com/retrenched-workers-attacked-cfs-jnpt/

Investment at APM Terminals Gothenburg pays off

This year has seen record-breaking performance at APM Terminals Gothenburg and the return of major shippers and consignees to the terminal. Progress is set to continue as efficiency increases through automation, including self-service gates and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for rail and truck gates due later this year.

Over the last year, APM Terminals Gothenburg has implemented a number of concrete initiatives to improve the customer experience. These include maintaining satisfactory and...

http://container-news.com/investment-apm-terminals-gothenburg/

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