The vessel's ETA was uncertain. Variable weather, sea conditions...

The vessel's ETA was uncertain.
Variable weather, sea conditions and potential customs clearance delays would mean that FBR had to wait for the machine to arrive before sending over the staff. The alternative would be to have their staff wasting company resources sitting in Florida not working on a productive task. There is also a human cost of this with staff having to be away from their families for longer than needed.
It is a balancing act. There is also preparation work needed to recalibrate and test the machine before SAT can be done.
FBR have been known for their measure twice, cut once philosophy. You would know this if you spent more time researching the stock than bitching about it on Hotcopper.
Mark said it would be working asap and that is exactly what he is doing. If you can't see that then I can't help you.
You need to evolve your simple one dimensional level of thinking to something a little more evolved.
Someone is now always going to be here to spoon feed you this basic information.

Not investment advice. Do your own research, etc etc.