AWO President & & Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Carpenter
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has actually introduced a specialized COVID-19 web page consisting of details and also sources to aid alleviate the spread of the unique coronavirus and also overview the UNITED STATE tugboat, towboat and also barge market in running securely while remaining to offer the American individuals throughout the pandemic.
The COVID-19 web page consists of web links to main federal government public health and wellness support, ideal techniques for protecting vessel drivers versus the infection, and also sources to aid maritime transport firms maintain proceeded service procedures. These sources likewise consist of design template letters that firms can make use of to recognize their workers as “Essential Critical Infrastructure” employees constant with current Department of Homeland Security support, to quicken their job traveling as shelter-in-place orders remain to multiply across the country.
AWO President & & Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Carpenter commented: “As the novel coronavirus presents unprecedented challenges for our industry and our country, it’s vitally important that we all work together. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but AWO is committed to doing everything we can to protect the health and safety of mariners and the public while keeping economically critical maritime commerce flowing. AWO has gathered valuable resources that we want to share not only with our member companies, but with the entire maritime industry and anyone whose business operations could benefit from such guidance in these turbulent times. AWO will continue to monitor the situation and update the webpage whenever new information becomes available.”
The AWO COVID-19 sources web page can be located HERE
