Winter Work Term 2021


During Winter Work term, our students spread out across the globe to gain real-life working experience.

Freshmen work alongside ship fitters and welders in shipyards. Sophomores serve as student observers aboard ocean-going ships to gain hands-on understanding and appreciation for the relationships between the marine environment, the shipping industry, the ship’s operators, and the ship’s design. Juniors and seniors network and apply themselves in design and engineering offices around the world.

Many thanks to the Webb alumni who reached out and offered jobs for Webb’s upcoming Winter Work Term. The upperclassmen were able to secure either remote or on site work, and all of the freshmen were placed in shipyards. The sophomores will not be sailing until the summer of 2021, but a good number of them were able to find work this winter in the maritime community. Thank you Jake Genauer ’10 and Vicky Dlugokecki ’88 for all your efforts.


See where our Webbies are this Winter Work Term! 


Winter Work Blogs:

Stuck in San Diego Winter Work Blog

Stuck in San Diego: COVID Edition ’21

The following blog describes the not-so-spontaneous adventures and learning experiences of Dillon Esposito-Kelley ’21, Daniel Desio ’21, and Ioana Mirica ’22 while they intern at General Dynamics NASSCO in the winter of 2021.


Adventures in Croatia

Follow Jacob Dillistin ’23, Luke Kiely ’22, and Nathaniel Philips ’23 as they set out overseas to spend their Winter Work term at Metal Shark in Croatia.


Students walking along the beachshore during Winter Work Term in San Diego

Freshman Webbies in San Diego

This blog documents the experience of eight freshmen who will be working in two shipyards, Marine Group and General Dynamics NASSCO, in San Diego. Kohta Erdos, Kadi Zheng, Margo Bourn, Miguel Sanchez, Zach Doerr, and AJ Mills will be working at NASSCO, assigned to different departments. Tim Lazouski and Payne Donaldson are interning at Marine Group, a smaller shipyard that focuses on vessel repair.


A WashingTON of Fun

Read about Alex Koziol ’21, Ben Hunt ’21, and Juliette Lehman’s ’22 Winter Work Term in Seattle, Washington. Ben and Alex will be working in the marine engineering and marine construction departments at Glosten, a marine consulting firm. Juliette will be working at Elliott Bay Design Group, which specializes in marine transportation.


Winter Work Term Companies:

Class of 2021

BMT Designers & Planners, Inc.Arlington, VA
Boksa Marine DesignTampa, FL
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLCNewport News, VA
Colonna’s ShipyardNorfolk, VA
Eagle Bulk ShippingStamford, CT
Excelerate EnergyThe Woodlands, TX
GD NASSCOSan Diego, CA
Gilbert & AssociatesLenox, MA
GlostenSeattle, WA
Herbert EngineeringAlameda, CA
HII Newport News ShipbuildingNewport News, VA
Hinckley YachtsPortsmouth, RI
International Seaways, Inc.New York, NY
Martin Defense GroupHonolulu, HI
Northstar MidstreamHouston, TX
Oceaneering International, Inc.Hanover, MD
University of MaineOrono, ME
VigorSeattle, WA

Class of 2022

American Bureau of ShippingHouston, TX
Aurora Marine DesignSan Diego, CA
Bristol Harbor GroupBristol, RI
DLBA Naval ArchitectsChesapeake, VA
Elliott Bay Design GroupSeattle, WA
GD NASSCOSan Diego, CA
Gibbs & CoxArlington, VA
Great Lakes ShipyardCleveland, OH
Gulf Marine RepairTampa, FL
Hockema Whalen Myers AssociatesSeattle, WA
Hydrocomp, Inc.Durham, NH
Mercury MarineFond Du Loc, WI
Metal Shark BoatsJeanerette, LA
Metal Shark BoatsRijeka, Croatia
Murray and Associates, Inc.Fort Lauderdale, FL
Northstar MidstreamHouston, TX
SERCOArlington, VA
Stolt-Nielsen LimitedHouston, TX
ThayerMahanMystic, CT
Universite de Pau et Pays d’AtoursAnglet, France
U.S. Marine Inc.Gulfport, MS

Class of 2023

Aurora Marine DesignSan Diego, CA
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLCNewport News, VA
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLCNewport News, VA
Global Secure ShippingOld Town, ME
MatsonSan Francisco, CA
Metal Shark BoatsRijeka, Croatia
NEECGlen Cove, NY
NETSCoTampa, Florida
Persak & WurmfeldBrooklyn, NY
Quantum Marine StabilizersFt. Lauderdale, FL
Shipwright LLCFt. Lauderdale, FL

Class of 2024

Austal, USAMobile, AL
Brookin BoatyardBrooklin, ME
Caddells ShipyardStaten Island, NY
Colonna’s ShipyardNorfolk VA
GD NASSCOSan Diego, CA
Gulf Island ShipyardHouma, LA
M. Rybovich & SonsPalm Beach Gardens, FL
Marine Group BoatworksSan Diego, CA
Metal Shark BoatsJeanerette, LA
Safe Harbor New England BoatworksPortsmouth, RI
St. Johns ShipbuildingPalatka, FL
SteigercraftBellport, NY
U.S. Marine, Inc.Gulfport, MS