February 1, 2024

Shipbuilders Council of America

Haller

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, announced its new board of directors leadership and the incoming chairs of the SCA Partners Committee. Brad Moyer, vice president of BAE Systems Ship Repair, is ascending from his vice chairman post to chairman of the board, assuming the position from Ben Bordelon, CEO of Bollinger Shipyards. David Carver, president of General Dynamics NASSCO, will serve as vice chairman. Mark Haller, CEO of Seattle's Tri-Tec Manufacturing has been named chairman of SCA's Industrial Base Partnership Committee. Haller was promoted from vice chairman and will lead the industrial base strategy for the association. Replacing Haller as vice chairman is John Rhatigan, chairman of the board at Marine Machinery Association. The SCA Partners Committee is charged with representing SCA's shipyard supplier members from across the country. SCA members constitute the shipyard industrial base that builds, repairs, maintains and modernizes U.S. Navy ships and craft, U.S. Coast Guard vessels of all sizes, as well as vessels for other U.S. government agencies. In addition, SCA members build, repair and service America's fleet of commercial vessels. The Council represents 40 companies that own and operate over 80 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system, Alaska and Hawaii. SCA also represents 87 partner members that provide goods and services to the shipyard industry.