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David Rider

McAllister Towing is a long and storied organization based in New York, the original U.S. COVID-19 hotspot.

Describe the view from your perspective.

All McAllister administrative personnel who can work from home are doing so. The crazy thing about lower Manhattan these days is being able to park on the street. Of course, boats cannot run themselves. The Port of New York and New Jersey is blessed with great teamwork and real professionals. Every- one had had plenty of opportunities to work together in dif?- cult times. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, Customs and

Border Patrol and the Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Buckley McAllister have done great jobs holding stakeholder meetings and esca- lating issues that arise in order to keep the ports operational.

The big issue going forward is simply the economic recession that the entire world is facing.

President,

From your vantage point, put in perspective how this glob-

McAllister Towing & al virus has impacted the maritime market as a whole.

We have only been able to con?rm four coronavirus cases

Transportation among our employees, each of which has turned out to be an

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