摘要: |
In looking ahead to the coming year, waterways industry leaders and experts generally find that, apart from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and some lingering effects of Hurricane Ida, all the coming challenges of ports and waterways are challenges of growth and opportunity. As the pandemic enters its third year, a new variant, omicron, is more virulent than ever, if milder than previous variants. Public health agencies around the world are divided in their responses. Hospitalization rates are beginning to drop in many areas. Some countries and localities contemplate renewing lockdowns, including China, where many of the world's current logistics snarls originate. Populations everywhere show signs of increasing weariness with restrictions. In this country, the Supreme Court recently nullified the administrations vaccine mandate for employers of 100 or more people through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, ruling that Congress never gave the agency sweeping powers to regulate public health matters. |