The Resiliency of Shipbuilders

摘要

Back in April of this year, Shipbuilder's Council of America's Chairmen Ben Bordelon penned an op-ed on the resiliency of the U.S. shipbuilding industry. In that op-ed, he stated that "continuing to maintain, modernize and build out the national security fleet will require a robust maritime defense industrial base." He added that "while government shipbuilding has remained the lone bright spot in the past few years, now is not the time to stop." As you'll read about in two feature stories focused on shipbuilding in this issue (see pages 15-20), the many hurdles faced by shipbuilders have not slowed them down. Whether it is COVID-19 and the fall out that followed, and, in some regards, continues to follow, the pandemic, or regulatory barriers, shipbuilders remain among the resilient movers and shakers of the marine industry.