New Fincantieri Marine Group CEO ready to work with Trump administration to build up domestic shipbuilding capacity

By Abby Shepherd / July 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As urgency surrounding U.S. shipbuilding increases, a new chief executive officer enters the fray, with hopes to work with national leaders to reach a timely solution as China continues to build up its navy -- igniting worries of a potential Taiwanese invasion by 2027. Fincantieri Marine Group CEO George Moutafis spoke of this urgency recently at a panel hosted by the shipbuilding company, which has production facilities all over the world including in Marinette, Wisconsin, where the Italian company’s U.S...

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