SCA annual meeting starts May 15

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, said that more than 70 shipbuilding and repair organizations will be represented at its 2019 annual meeting beginning May 15. Ahead of the meeting, SCA launched a new web site dedicated to sharing important policy and industry information about U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry and the supplier industrial base, as well as highlight the maritime and shipbuilding community workforce. SCA’s annual meeting will focus on “shipbuilding innovations, recognizing improvements in safety practices and incidents rates, and cybersecurity,” Matthew Paxton, president of SCA. Among some of the legislative attendees to the meetings will be Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), and Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.); as well as cybersecurity experts from the private and public sectors. SCA will also announce the formation of its first Cybersecurity Committee. (Source: Work Boat 05/13/19) Rutherford of Jacksonville sits on the House Appropriations Committee where he serves on subcommittees: Homeland Security, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Byrne of Mobile sits of the Armed Services Committee and Seapower and Project Forces subcommittee.