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21 JANUARY 2022 AL CIRCLE

Eastern Shipbuilding Group inaugurates new aluminium fabrication facility

EDITED BY : SARNALI CHAKRABORTY 2MINS READ

The formal opening of Eastern Shipbuilding Group's new aluminium production plant is being celebrated. The structure was created expressly to aid in the construction of the USCG's offshore patrol cutters. Triumph Gulf Coast provided a five-million-dollar grant to help pay for the project. President of Eastern Shipbuilding Group Joey Disernia stated that this is a significant milestone for the firm.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group inaugurates its new aluminium fabrication facility

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“The saying goes that the rising tide floats all boats. So this represents the rising tide of an economic transformational project,” said Disernia.

According to him, it is a custom design to assist the Coast Guard's largest initiative as part of the recapitalization project. The facility includes substantial height and crane capabilities, allowing workers to operate on the boats in a protected environment. Plus, when welding the metal, you may manage the temperature and humidity. The structure was also designed to resist winds of up to 150 miles per hour. According to Disernia, this will benefit the efficiency of the cutter project.

“What you end up with is higher quality, fewer weather delays, and overall a lower life cycle cost for the customer who is going to be operating these vessels for up to 50 years,” added Disernia.

The party was not just about the new structure, but also about the new employment that the cutting project would bring to Bay County. Mayor Greg Brudnicki of Panama City said the initiative demonstrates the area's versatility.

“Right now they have 14 hundred people working, they’re going to be hiring more and more. More and more people coming into the area boosts the economy because every dollar that is spent here is going to be filtered back through the economy,” stated Brudnicki.

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Three Coast Guard cutters are currently being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group. They are seeking to get a contract to build ten additional ships. Eastern Shipbuilding executives said they should know in the spring whether they were granted the contract.


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