On July 23rd, 2026 Amtech, courtesy an invitation from the U.S. Department of Commerce, attended the Grand Opening of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington DC, a Secretary level event with
On July 23rd, 2026 Amtech, courtesy an invitation from the U.S. Department of Commerce, attended the Grand Opening of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington DC, a Secretary level event with invitations provided to recognized leaders in the U.S. commercial and naval shipbuilding industry. Amtech has been working with Commerce from the initial release of the first Executive Order issued to recover and develop U.S. maritime dominance. And with that, we will take this opportunity to thank our contacts at Commerce in Washington and Seoul for that support.
On arrival to the morning event, the intent was clear. Red "MASGA" hats with U.S. and South Korean flags side by side announcing “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” were at every seat position. A sweep of the room indicated the majority of the attendees were South Korean. A subliminal thought for us as the attendee numbers and the U.S. minority defined the comparable size of U.S. commercial shipbuilding versus South Korean capability. Amtech supports an office in Ulsan, South Korea and has members involved in South Korean Shipbuilding since 1982. With that experience it should be clear we are commercial ship construction managers and operators. Our “MASGA” effort involving
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