摘要: |
I try to be as positive as possible. I usually try to convey this in my post-International WorkBoat Show assessments each year. I search for signs of hope no matter how dire the circumstances. But for almost two years, with the pandemic disrupting almost everything, this has been tough to do. At last I'm happy to report that we are finally beginning to see signs of hope. That was the sense I got as I read our annual Yearbook report (see page 30). For the first time in several years, there was good news from each of the sectors we cover. Over the past year, shipyard owners have been busy. Many boatbuilders are expanding their facilities, moving to new digs, or opening additional locations - trying to land that next big contract and the one after that. And work has been steady. For example, Austal USA has been putting its 700,000-sq.-ft. aluminum module manufacturing facility to work, building two different Navy vessels. |