MarAd Stresses Economic Impact of Shipyard Jobs in NE
the support they need to continue producing world-class boats that are vital to our national security.” “Connecticut and eastern Connecticut, in particular, is proud to play such an important part in our nation’s shipbuilding and maritime industries,” said Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT). “The increase in work and hiring at Electric Boat and across the network of small parts suppliers which support shipbuilding across the region are driving economic growth in southeastern Connecticut, and across the northeast. Thanks to an increasing workload in our undersea
Jones Act is Critical to Conn. Economy
our economy and our history. In addition to the thousands of shipyard jobs along the shoreline, there are hundreds of Connecticut companies that form a supply chain for parts, machines and services that are critical to shipbuilding—more than 360 in the submarine supply chain alone,” Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) said. “The Jones Act strengthens our domestic shipbuilding industry and helps ensure that American ships are made by American workers like the people of eastern Connecticut.” The U.S. shipyard industrial base in Connecticut and across the nation is vital to America&rsquo
