Repairing American Ships on American Shores
Regular readers of this newsletter know about our ongoing conversations with Seafix Inc. on the potential for the CNMI to expand its role in ship repair and maintenance. This week, I met again with Andrew Miller, Greg David, and Brian Cain while they were in Washington for meetings with the Department of Defense. Some residents may have noticed fewer prepositioning ships in our waters in recent months. These vessels, vital to our national security, regularly require servicing and repairs, but that work is being done elsewhere in the region. We could and should be performing this maintenance here in the Marianas, creating career opportunities for our residents and building stronger connections between local businesses and critical national security operations. I appreciated the chance to share ideas on this topic and, as always, valued the Seafix team’s insight and commitment to our community.
