摘要: |
The issue of where the next generation of inland mariners will come from has long been on the radar of everyone in the inland business. Recent trends in the economy have sharpened the urgency. The baby boomers' retirement is in full swing, and was accelerated during the COVID lockdown. There are some reports of difficulty in recruiting and retaining new workers in the marine transportation industry, and it may get worse before it improves, according to Patrick Parsons, counsel and senior manager of government affairs for The American Waterways Operators, speaking at the Inland Marine Expo's Workforce Development session. |