Easton said the coverage of the CAISI Repeater Modules allows
stevedores to transmit data from handheld scanners to the Worldwide Port System database from nearly everywhere throughout the 50-plus acres of the port, except from inside the holds of vessels, which is why the handheld scanners can do both batch and real-time downloading of cargo data.
Finnish
stevedores and port operators reportedly accepted a settlement proposal late on Tuesday (19 April).
Half of the 11,000 port workers, including 6,000
stevedores, are expected to lose their jobs.
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Other key players include the port of Beaumont, Military Sealift Command, Department of Agriculture, Port Support Activity and
stevedores.
Despite the three duties set forth in Scindia Steam Navigation Co., the vessel owner may nevertheless owe a duty to
stevedores if it maintains involvement in cargo operations, participates or exercises control of cargo operations, or undertakes repairs which fail to remedy a dangerous condition.
Industrial action by Finnish
stevedores has reportedly shut down the Finnish ports of Kotka, Hamina, Rauma and Helsinki.
Even greater efficiency is gained because
stevedores can operate four lanes of traffic simultaneously, said Wright.
The work stoppage started early on Thursday morning (14 April), involving some 1,100
stevedores, reported the Finnish news agency STT.