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Eastern Shipbuilding highlights workforce role as construction begins
Summary
Eastern Shipbuilding praised its skilled workforce and industry partners at the steel-cutting ceremony, framing local jobs and workmanship as central to delivering the hybrid-electric ferries for WSF.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group leaders used the ceremony to praise the shipyard workforce and industry partners whose work will build the new hybrid-electric ferries.
"Today's milestone is a testament to your hard work, your expertise, and your get it done and get it done right attitude," Joseph DeCernia said, thanking welders, ship fitters and electricians who will build the vessel plates into a completed ferry.
Speakers emphasized the partnership between the shipbuilder and WSF and the economic benefits to the region from active construction, while also thanking vendor partners such as Elliott Bay Design Group, Hill International and ABB for their contributions to design and systems integration.
