North Carolina Maritime Supply Chain (MaSC) Workshop

The North Carolina Military Business Center and partner organizations will host the North Carolina Maritime Supply Chain (MaSC) Workshop in Morehead City on December 10, 2025. The workshop will connect national military shipbuilding prime and subcontractors with North Carolina businesses currently engaged – or seeking to engage – in the maritime supply chain.

Prime and subcontractors will share current and future requirements, identify gaps and highlight supply chain vulnerabilities. North Carolina businesses will showcase their capabilities, experience, and past performance relevant to government and prime contractor needs, with the goal of strengthening and expanding the military maritime supply chain in support of national strategy objectives.

When. December 10, 2025 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

Where. Carteret Community College, Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center
3915 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557

Not based in Eastern NC? You can still join us virtually. Registration required to receive Zoom credentials. 

Campus Map. Building HCAC on the campus map.

Agenda.

Tour (Optional): Carteret Community College’s Boat Building Skills Program

• Time: 11:00 am
• Location: Carteret Community College, MARTEC – Marine Trades Building, 300 College Circle, Morehead City, 28557
  Those attending the tour should at the MARTEC Building 15 minutes prior to the tour start time.
• Join us for a tour of Carteret Community College’s (CCC) Boat Manufacturing and Marine Technology Program and be immersed in the craftsmanship, technology, and real-world training offered through this innovative program.
  This guided tour highlights CCC’s role in supporting the region’s Blue Economy, preparing students for careers in marine trades, composites, and boat systems, and strengthening Carteret County’s identity as a hub of maritime excellence.

The tour will include a full tour of CCC’s Maritime Trades Building (MARTEC), the only comprehensive marine technology training facility in the Mid-Atlantic region. MARTEC houses the boat building program, Outboard Marine, Diesel, and US Coast Guard certification programs.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see how CCC is training the next generation of Blue Economy workers.

• Please note that lunch will not be provided. 

Program at the Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center to follow the tour starting at 1:00 pm

Government Perspective: Maritime Industrial Base Supply Chain Needs & Requirements

• Kerri Engley, Maritime Industrial Base Supplier Engagement Lead, US Navy
• Scott Dorney, Executive Director, NC Military Business Center
• Fiona Baxter, Associate Executive Director, Industry Expansion Solutions, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Maritime Manufacturing Initiative.

Prime Contractor Perspective: Maritime Industrial Base Processes

• Sondra Roescher, Small Business Liaison at Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

North Carolina Industry Perspective

• Lindsey Crisp, President & CEO, Carver Machine Works
• Rick Evans, Product Development Manager, Business Development, TCOM
• Dan Pead, President and Co-Founder, Virtus Maritime

Registration. This is a free event; however, registration is required.