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The Jacksonville Area Ship Repair Association was founded in 2005 when
corporate officers of individual private sector shipyards decided that
such an organization would be beneficial and provide a platform for the
ship repair community. Membership was extended to ship repair
subcontractors, suppliers, and support service companies. At the first
general meeting the Board of Directors were unanimously voted into
office by the members. They were as follows: Bob Birtalan, Atlantic
Marine, Inc., Gary Million, North Florida Shipyards, Mayport Division,
Steve Jenkins, Moran Environmental, Joe O’Conor, Earl Industries, Bob
Wilson, North Florida Shipyards, Commodores Point, Earle Yerger, Marine
Hydraulics International, Inc., Mike Pitocchi, L3 Communications /
PacOrd, Herschel Vinyard, Atlantic Dry Dock Corporation, and Mike
Whalen, Specialty Marine. Officers were appointed by the board as
follows: President, Bob Birtalan, Atlantic Marine, Inc., 1st Vice
President, Gary Million, North Florida Shipyards, 2nd Vice President,
Steve Jenkins, Moran Environmental, Secretary, Joe O’Conor, Earl
Industries, Treasurer, Bob Wilson, North Florida Shipyards.
Currently, the Jacksonville Area Ship Repair Association represents approximately 70 member companies.
The
Jacksonville Area Ship Repair Association's purpose is to maintain high
professional standards in the South Atlantic and Jacksonville, Florida
ship repair industry; to promote competition within the industry; to
serve its member companies in the private sector; to promote the
interest of the ship repair industry by educating the general community;
to establish and maintain the integrity of the ship repair industry in
the stated geographical area; to encourage the use of the goods and
services of the members of the Corporation; to advance, encourage,
promote, increase and protect, by any and all legitimate methods, the
interests of South Atlantic ship repair companies, especially in respect
to the ship repair industry; to use and employ any and all legitimate
means and influences to procure business and other advantages to its
members; to encourage the location of new ship repair work in the
vicinity of the South Atlantic area; to improve the local conditions and
facilities connected with ship repair and commerce; to acquire,
compile, disseminate and preserve useful information; to advertise in
any and every legitimate manner the advantages of South Atlantic states;
to provide and maintain offices, club quarters and other rooms or
places for carrying out the above mentioned purposes, for encouraging
closer social relations among those engaged in ship repair, and for
stimulating interest and activity in matters pertaining to the
commercial welfare, progress and prosperity of the members and the
cities of the South Atlantic region; to provide training individuals for
employment in the ship repair industry, and to do any and all things
deemed beneficial or necessary to carry out any of the foregoing
purposes.
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