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CEO John C. O’Malley

News, and ever since I ? rst sat in this [email protected] seat – since 1992; 33 years as of this

Publisher & Editor

Greg Trauthwein edition and counting – never have I [email protected] heard so much talk about reinvigorat-

Photo Justin Zurre

Offshore Energy Editor ing the U.S. industrial base, rebuilding

Amir Garanovic

This edition – from the cover feature [pg. [email protected]

U.S. shipbuilding ‘dominance’ than 26] with Colonna’s Chairman & CEO

Subsea/Robotics Editor

I’ve heard in the ? rst six months of 2025. To

Celia Konowe

Randall Crutch? eld to ‘The Final Word’ [email protected] be succinct, that’s more chatter and attention feature from Bob Kunkel [pg. 58], which

Production Manager in six months than I’ve heard cumulatively in

Irina Vasilets says that ‘American Maritime Dominance [email protected] the last 32+ years combined.

Requires a New Ecosystem’ – is all about

Production & Graphic Design

But as the saying goes, “BS walks, money

Nicole Ventimiglia shipbuilding.

[email protected] talks.” This is not to say that all of the chat-

Shipbuilding deals and developments are

Corporate Staff ter, Congressional activites and Presidential

Manager, Marketing happening at speed, and the best means to

Mark O’Malley executive orders is BS ... far from it. momalley@marinelink keep abreast is via MarineLink.com and the

As Philip Lewis, Director of Research,

Accounting various eNewletters that eminate from the

Esther Rothenberger

Intelatus, writes in the August 2025 edition [email protected] website. Investment in U.S. Navy and U.S. of sister-publication Marine News: +1.212.477.6700 ext 6810

Coast Guard ? eets – newbuild and repair –

Funding for some, but not all, of the above

Manager, Information Technology Services is a given, and in the case of the latter the

Vladimir Bibik initiatives has been made available in the Big

USCG received the largest funding package

Circulation

Beautiful Bill Act.

Kathleen Hickey | [email protected] in its history, including nearly $9B for a ? eet +1.212.477.6700 ext 6320

The initial importance of shipbuilding of icebreakers. This development, in turn has

Sales to the White House was re? ected in the

Vice President, Sales helped to inspire a massive in? ux, from all

Terry Breese position of the National Security Coun- [email protected] | +1.561.732.1185 corners of the world, of shipyards seeking cil’s (NSC) Senior Director for the Of? ce

Lucia Annunziata to create relationships, collaborations and [email protected] of Maritime and Industrial Capacity and +1.212.477.6700 ext 6240 even outright takeover proposals with U.S.

NSC Chief of Staff in the White House.

John Cagni shipbuilders.

[email protected] | +1.631.472.2715

Under the Trump White House, this was

But the opportunity at hand is not equal for

Frank Covella the ? rst time in recent administrations [email protected] | +1.561.732.1659 all, as for the most part small- and medium- that the Of? ce of Maritime and Industrial

Mike Kozlowski sized yards have not yet gotten clarity on [email protected] | +1.561.733.2477

Capacity, supporting federal policy devel- how and when the money ? ow will impact opment and execution for shipbuilding,

Gary Lewis [email protected] | +1.516.441.7258 their operations. With that, we pro? le the his- has been physically located at the White tory, current workload and future prospects

International Sales

House. However, following the departure

Scandinavia & Germany of a half-dozen ship and boat builders in this

Roland Persson, Orn Marketing AB, Box 184, of some ? ve out of seven senior staffers, it

S-271 24, Ystad, Sweden category, starting on page 40.

[email protected]; +46 411 184 00 is understood that the shipbuilding activ- ity will be moved out of the NSC to the

Founder

Of? ce of Management and Budget. It is

John J. O’Malley [1905 - 1980]

Charles P. O’Malley [1928 - 2000] unclear who is currently accountable for

John E. O’Malley [1930 - 2019] managing the development of the Execu- tive Order. This re? ects a potential loss of focus on commercial shipbuilding.

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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