Gawd what a nightmare.
Pilots did all they could and great presence of mind to shut down traffic when all that noise was going on. I expect it would happen been difficult to hear anything because of all the alarms going off. This issue really needs addressing.
The fact that no one was on the Bridge during Cargos Ops , totally irrelevant.
With regards PPU issues.
It’s often difficult to hear a PPU to lock in on departure due to this proximity of the gantry cranes. Most frustrating as they will lock in then a crane moves and they drop out again. They usually then lock back in again as you clear the berth. One of the reasons we always had 2 pilots when using a PPU.