The New Normality for Shipbuilding

摘要

It cannot be ignored, C0VID19 presence and its impact on our lives is everywhere - gnawing at the edges of our existence more aggressively daily. New variants threaten the easing of lockdown measures, activities are forbidden and dear lives succumb to the virus, leaving gaping holes in our families. Nevertheless, human ambition to survive and thrive once again continue on a pathway of "normalcy" that endures. While requirements for defence materiel and naval assets remain a constant as national defence and industrial strategies struggle to maintain a pre-COVID existence, new ways of fulfilling obligations to defence organisations become available as shipbuilders adapt and find new ways of meeting their demanding build schedules and realise new efficiencies.