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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Foti Petters deBruyne Buzby

MHI Holdings LLC. The combined building, a carpenter’s work shop, and training to companies moving to the company will create a bicoastal lead- outside machinist shops for rotating industry standard platform. “The AC- er in critical ship repair services and equipment and pump repairs. Tion group has been at the forefront commercial and defense-related fabri- of the industry for 20 years, and it’s

HII Awards 178 cation services. Key customers include fantastic to be able to work alongside

Scholarships for the 2019- the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, them to help support our industry as it 2020 School Year

Military Sealift Command, Boeing, moves forward.” says Helm Operations cruise lines, ? shing ? eets, barges and Huntington Ingalls Industries an- CEO and founder Ron deBruyne. ferry services for local and state gov- nounced that the HII Scholarship

Marad Announces $19 Million ernments, and other key commercial Fund has awarded 89 scholarships for in Small Shipyard Grants and defense customers. The transac- the 2019-2020 school year. Addition- tion, subject to customary closing ally, the fund renewed 89 previously The U.S. Department of Transpor- conditions is expected to close by the active scholarships. The HII Scholar- tation’s Maritime Administration end of the third quarter 2019. Finan- ship Fund was formed to provide ? - (MARAD) announced $19.6 million cial terms were not disclosed. Frank nancial assistance to quali? ed, selected in grants to support capital improve-

Foti, President and CEO of Vigor, dependent children of HII employees ments at 28 U.S. small shipyards as a said, “Through this transaction, Vigor who are pursuing a post-secondary part of its Small Shipyard Grant pro- gains responsible, forward-thinking college or technical/vocation degree gram. Provided through MARAD’s investors who will seek to build on and to dependent children who are Small Shipyard Grant program, the enrolled in quality pre-kindergarten funding supports employee training our current platform while maintain- school readiness programs. For the and related improvements that fos- ing a values-driven culture.” fourth year in a row, HII President ter increased ef? ciency and economic and CEO Mike Petters declined all growth. “Small shipyards are an irre-

Bludworth Marine but $1 of his annual salary to fund the placeable aspect of America’s shipbuild-

Relocates HQ to Galveston ing industry,” said Maritime Adminis-

Bludworth Marine, LLC has relo- program that has helped provide edu- cated their corporate headquarters to cational opportunities to 362 children trator Mark. H. Buzby. “They are a

Galveston, Texas. The new location, at of employees across the HII enterprise. key component to national security and our economic viability as a whole; 320 77th Street, is minutes from the providing good jobs for hardwork-

Helm Operations announces

Bludworth Marine 100’ x 300’ graving ing Americans.” A complete list of tie up with the ACTion group dock location and the Port of Galves- ton Pier 38 dockside location. This Helm Operations and the ACTion the latest grant recipients includes All proximity will allow quicker response group have signed a new partnership American Marine, Biblia, Inc., Dety- ens Shipyards, East Coast Repair & and service to the continually increas- agreement to help inland marine com- ing marine repair service business in panies address the challenges of SubM Fabrication, LLC, Eastern Shipbuild-

Galveston and surrounding areas. The and implement new software to reduce ing Group, Heartland Fabrication, new 3.5-acre site location also includes the costs of compliance. The ACTion Hughes Bros., J. Goodison Company,

JAG Alaska, Inc. Seward Shipyard, La- a 75’ x 150’ high bay fabrication shop group will begin offering safety man-

Ship, Marinette Marine Corporation, with a 10-ton overhead crane, a com- agement services via Helm CON- plete machine shop, full blast and paint NECT and provide consulting and MBLH Marine LLC dba Vessel Re-

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