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Cummins within the commercial marine space, differences begin to emerge. In the commercial transport sector, where they have operated throughout the pandemic, we are still seeing a need for new builds as well as repowers. But in other areas, for ex- ample the ?shing industry, operators are experiencing lower demands so there could be some follow-on effects later in the year or into 2021.

Our engines are known for their durability and during this time, as always, we are working with customers to extend the

Eddie Brown life of their engines and manage operating costs. An example of this is extending ?lter change intervals through application and ?uid analysis.

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There are some opportunities on the horizon. As Tier 4 implementation increases, we anticipate seeing more oppor-

Development, Marine, tunities for our solutions in U.S. vessels. We are also seeing some movement around windfarms. While not as common in the U.S. yet, conversations have begun around how that

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industry could take shape. Cummins is working with op- erators to understand their needs and will look to leverage our extensive experience in the area of offshore support and

How do you see business today, and where is Cummins services as we are sure there will be some parallels in this looking for opportunities as COVID-19 and volatile oil developing market.

markets generate market uncertainty?

For the most part, our customers continue to build and

Even in the current state, we are still seeing a solid lev- operate, even if constrained, but it remains to be seen what to el of interest and activity in the commercial marine space. the longer-term impacts could be in 2021 and beyond.

Scheduling has been impacted and some areas have slowed down, but overall, the marine industry is very much still ac-

What have been the greatest challenges to maintaining tive around the world. operations throughout the health crisis?

When we take a closer look at some of the segments During this crisis, we have all been challenged to manage

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