摘要: |
The pandemic is officially over. At least as far as reporting on the workboat industry goes. I'm not an epidemiologist. I don't study and investigate the causes and sources of diseases. Thus, I have no idea if Covid or another similar infectious disease will return and wreak havoc on the marine industry and the world. But for now, it has been refreshing to be able to write again about the nuts and bolts of the workboat industry, whether it's designing and building boats, or operating them. And the main sectors we cover have been busy in the past year getting back to business, as we report in our annual Yearbook issue that begins on page 26. After a couple of tough years, inland tug and barge operators started to return to normal last year. Now, with barges in equilibrium and demand relatively strong, only weather and the ongoing mariner shortage are holding the industry back. |