Each month, we publish selected photos from “Around the Shipyard” that highlight the building process of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program.
July 26, 2022 On July 21, Philly Shipyard Apprenticeship Cohort #5 marked the completion of its 12-week Weld School program at the Charles W. Jones Memorial Training Academy. Each individual’s training launched on May 2, and the class is on track to graduate the apprenticeship program in May 2025. This class will be heading out...
Following the steel cutting ceremony for NSMV 3, Philly Shipyard invited MARAD to present the Congressional Gold Medal to a local World War 2 Merchant Marine veteran.
Philly Shipyard, Inc. is seeking candidates for Engineers (Electrical, Field, Outfitting, and Design), Safety Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, Riggers, Apprentices, Laborers, Material Control Specialists, Machine Operators, and Welders.
At the plan announcement event, there were 64 alumni of PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI) including two Philly Shipyard employees -- Matt Cabrera and Dustin Burton. Cabrera spoke at the event sharing his testament to the program.
The Empire State VI – current training vessel for SUNY Maritime College – made its first stop on what will be its final “summer at sea” term before it is replaced with NSMV 1 (Empire State VII) in 2023. The crew of more than 400 cadets and 81 faculty, staff, and crew is making a 75-day journey including stops abroad.
On Wednesday, May 25, the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project - a collective effort by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the U.S. Navy in accordance with the City of Philadelphia - hosted its first-ever Signing Day ceremony at the Independence Seaport Museum to recognize the first class of this workforce development initiative.
