It is hard to disagree with automation being the key to reducing costs and delays for the tasks mentioned. Rig supply not so much. Too many small things go wrong and need human intervention when pumping oil or cement. Deck cargo needs lashing and unleashing not to mention crane operations.
Longshoremen are exempt from any responsibility loading or lashing cargo and how do you secure cargo for a trip to the beach? Some of the equipment is worth more than a couple of months of crew wages.
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