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Eastern Shipbuilding
Battles Back
WORKBOATS
In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Michael, ESG begins the road back to the ‘new normal.’
There are two reasons why I wouldn’t bet against them. By Joseph Keefe
Florida Gulf Coast-based Eastern the Panhandle was profound and within ate fruit and today, ESG President Joey weeks to provide updates on the ship-
Shipbuilding Group has resumed opera- the gates of Eastern Shipbuilding’s two D’Isernia says that the majority of ESG’s yard as well as on projects currently un- tions at both of its two main shipbuilding sprawling production facilities, the dam- workforce has already returned to work, der construction. Power was restored to facilities just two weeks after Hurricane age was unparalleled. as well as all its U.S. Coast Guard OPC ESG’s Nelson Facility on 10-21-18 and
Michael devastated Panama City Florida For its part, Eastern ? rst took a ‘fam- dedicated staff. In a prepared statement at ESG’s Allanton Facility on 10-24-18 and the surrounding communities. Un- ily’ approach to its recovery, stressing released on November 1, D’Isernia said, and production of vessels under contract questionably the most powerful storm the basic needs of its employees ? rst, “Today, our staf? ng levels exceed 80% is ramping back up.
to ever make landfall in the Florida Pan- and then embarking on the careful task of our pre-Hurricane Michael levels and handle, Hurricane Michael was the third of picking up the pieces. The second is rising daily.” The ? rm reports work- Gulfport: Blueprint for Recovery?
most powerful hurricane to make land- part – probably in no small thanks to ing closely with its federal, state and As enormous as the Panhandle’s re- fall in the United States. Its impact on their ? rst effort – has yielded immedi- commercial partners over the past two building task ahead might seem, there 88 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2018
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