{"id":9971,"date":"2025-05-21T20:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2025-05-21T20:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:02:37","slug":"senator-mark-kelly-honored-with-2025-sca-maritime-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9971","title":{"rendered":"Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry\u2019s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate outstanding dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Kelly has worked closely with industry stakeholders and policymakers to shape a once-in-a-generation bipartisan piece of legislation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BOM25374_4.30.25.pdf\">SHIPS for America Ac<\/a>t, that will bolster the entire U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair sector and the affiliated industrial base,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/?s=matthew+Paxton%22\">Matthew Paxton<\/a>, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America. \u201cHis leadership with the SHIPS Act, as well as unwavering industry support, serves as a driving force in ensuring long-term investments in our global growth and the future maritime workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lfEvP0CpYi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/video-kelly-and-allies-reintroduce-ships-for-america-act\/\">VIDEO: Kelly and allies reintroduce SHIPS for America Act<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cVIDEO: Kelly and allies reintroduce SHIPS for America Act\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/video-kelly-and-allies-reintroduce-ships-for-america-act\/embed\/#?secret=FgOSLpVdBd#?secret=lfEvP0CpYi\" data-secret=\"lfEvP0CpYi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senator Kelly has been a leading advocate for policies that support and strengthen the domestic shipbuilding industry. His leadership on the SHIPS for America Act, sponsored by Senator Todd Young, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Trent Kelly, reflects a commitment to advancing legislation that invests in U.S. shipyards, modernizes the U.S. naval fleet, incentivizes the purchase of U.S.-built commercial vessels, and ensures a stable pipeline of skilled workers to sustain the maritime industrial base.<\/p>\n<p>As a U.S. Navy veteran and the first graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to serve in Congress, notes SCA, Senator Kelly brings first hand knowledge of the vital role the industry plays in safeguarding the U.S.. His unique perspective and continued leadership have made him a true champion for America\u2019s maritime future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Kelly\u2019s commitment to the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, and to the men and women who build and maintain our nation\u2019s ships, has been instrumental in advancing our economic strength and national security,\u201d said Brad Moyer, chairman of the SCA Board and vice president of business development and strategic planning at BAE Systems Ship Repair. \u201cSince his election, Senator Kelly has advanced an agenda focused on revitalizing American shipyards, investing in workforce development, and ensuring our maritime industrial base remains competitive on the global stage. It is a privilege to recognize Senator Kelly\u2019s leadership and lasting contributions with the Maritime Leadership Award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States has a proud legacy as a shipbuilding nation, but we\u2019ve fallen behind China in a sector that\u2019s central to both our economy and national security,\u201d said Senator Kelly. \u201cNow is the moment to reinvest in American shipbuilding and ship repair to restore our shipyards to their full potential. A strong industrial base means more good paying jobs, enhanced military readiness, and a more secure supply chain. I\u2019ll keep working in Congress to pass the SHIPS for America Act and look forward to the continued partnership with the Shipbuilders Council of America to champion policies that ensure America remains a global leader in maritime innovation and strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Kelly was honored with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award during the SCA annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/senator-mark-kelly-honored-with-2025-sca-maritime-leadership-award\/\">Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Marine Log Staff<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/senator-mark-kelly-honored-with-2025-sca-maritime-leadership-award\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=senator-mark-kelly-honored-with-2025-sca-maritime-leadership-award\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry\u2019s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate outstanding dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry. \u201cSenator Kelly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,1482,199,4438,395,437],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-9971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marinelog","category-mark-kelly","category-news","category-sca-maritime-leadership-award","category-shipbuilder","category-shipyard","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}