Justin Smith has been title vice chairman of latest development at St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla. In that position, he will likely be main the yard’s manufacturing and venture administration groups who’re tasked with constructing numerous kinds of vessels in each metal and aluminum, together with a number of collection of CTVs for the offshore wind business.
Smith, who joined the St. Johns crew in July, has greater than 40 years of expertise within the maritime business and has been a useful addition to the St Johns crew since his arrival in July of 2022.
“Justin comes to us with over four decades of industry experience and will head our diversified portfolio of newbuild projects including barge, passenger, cargo, and wind farm support vessels,” stated the shipyard. “This assignment will allow us to utilize his industry knowledge and expertise to ensure success of our growing new construction program.”