摘要: |
There's an old saying that goes, "I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in." That's a good description of the tug and barge industry. Yes, there are always problems such as droughts and floods, personnel shortages, overbuilt barge fleets, and lock and dam failures. But the inland industry has been dealing with these problems for decades. Tug and barge companies know how to navigate those strong currents. "In the 22 years that I've been in this industry, the three downturns that I've been a part of, the resilience of this industry is incredible," Clark Todd, president and CEO, Blessey Marine Services, Harahan, La., said at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) in Nashville, Tenn., in May. He said that currently, the inland marketplace "is in a true state of equilibrium." |