LOGistICAL - Sublime Logistical Strategy Puzzling

I caved and bought it again, and this time starting to grok it better. EXCEPT -

I can’t seem to save the game during the tutorial. I get how to save - exiting via the panel the slides out on the right - but when I restore a saved game the spinning glove just sits there.

Am I wasting my time because the developers don’t allow you to save when in the tutorial? (I hate that, BTW)