Our industry is at the forefront of automation. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, for example, no longer moors ships with people, but rather with suction cups. This has helped the corporation to contend with departing workers. There are machines that are making up for the lack of personnel, but at the same time, we have to train the workers that are using the machines. This requires recruiting and training new employees.
The industry is certainly using automation, and it will seize any opportunity that presents itself. However, we still have to find workers that will operate the machines.