In the context of container terminals a gate refers to the process of registering and routing containers, not just a physical gate but also a process. Not knowing any details, probably this process was automated, which the union objected to?
The US merchant fleet has already gone poof. According to Wikipedia "As of 31 December 2016, the United States merchant fleet had 175 privately owned, oceangoing, self-propelled vessels of 1,000 gross register tons and above that carry cargo from port to port. " The list is likely even shorter today.
Yes. Clear goals is the big one. There is a lot to gain in our industry, in terms of technology.
We’ve seen a lot of disruption plays coming from VC backed tech companies but I hope coming at it from the ‘other’ side, the industry side, can create great value too.
Thank you. This is very helpful. Getting the data of the old platform should not be a huge issue. Because we’re filling some gaps with a low-code solution, the infrastructure to get data out is already there.
Feasibly, we could replace functionality bit by bit.
Your and Fuzzfactor’s points are very well noted. To do this well we’d need someone who understands the domain/industry/business and who is able to set a coherent strategy. The rest follows from there.