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UNITED STATES (US) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III recently visited Subic Drydock Corporation (SDC) in Subic Bay, Zambales to evaluate the facility’s capability to support US Navy and allied vessels.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n During Austin\u2019s visit, SDC senior production manager Tito Peralta and administrator Diana Ross Mazo highlighted the company’s high-quality ship repair services and its longstanding support for the US Navy, Military Sealift Command, and the Philippine Navy.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Secretary Austin interacted with the officers and crew members of the USNS Millinocket, a Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship currently undergoing a major 10-year overhaul at SDC.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The extensive maintenance includes over 145 work items and 136 change orders, covering repairs to the underwater hull, habitability, machinery, piping, aluminum structural elements, preservation, and electrical systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Established in 2006, SDC is a US-owned, Philippine-registered corporation that has become a key maintenance provider for US Navy and MSC vessels in the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It operates two floating drydocks with capacities of 8,700 tons and 4,400 tons, respectively, and is the only company in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone with such capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SDC officials are optimistic that Secretary Austin’s visit will lead to additional projects, building on the company\u2019s successful track record in complex ship repairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The facility\u2019s growth supports the economies of Olongapo City, Zambales, Bataan, and neighboring areas by creating jobs and fostering business opportunities for maritime service providers.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SDC voiced its support for Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator Eduardo Ali\u00f1o\u2019s initiatives to attract more jobs and investments to the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UNITED STATES (US) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III recently visited Subic Drydock Corporation (SDC) in Subic Bay, Zambales to evaluate the facility’s capability to support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7626,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624\/revisions\/7626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}