Project Grant 693JF71817005

This Project Grant award of $584,563 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), will enable Marisco, Ltd., a small business shipyard in Kapolei, Hawaii, to acquire a 335-HP electric air compressor and a Lincoln Electric Fineline 300D plasma cutter. These equipment upgrades are intended to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity within the shipyard, supporting its work in ship repair,...

The Maritime Administration awarded Detyens Shipyards Inc. a $566,617 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to replace diesel-powered fire pumps with electric powered ones to support pier-side and drydocked vessels in Charleston, South Carolina. The grant will support capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at the qualified shipyard facility to facilitate efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality in domestic ship construction...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $559,687 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Motive Power Marine, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Tacoma, Washington. The grant funding will be used to support infrastructure and equipment improvements at Motive Power Marine's shipyard facility. Specifically, the grant will fund electrical upgrades, the purchase of an electric air compressor, and a...

The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $527,173 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Main Industries, Inc., a marine and industrial contractor based in Charleston, SC. The two-year grant will fund the purchase of equipment to reduce air emissions and improve efficiency at Main Industries' small shipyard facility. Specific equipment to be acquired includes TWO (2) high-pressure waterblasting pumps, an advanced air...

The Marine Group Boat Works, LLC received a $524,058 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on April 26, 2021 to fund a welder training program and the purchase of five air compressor systems. The grant was awarded under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), which provides capital funding to qualified shipyards to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction. The welder training program and air...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), provided $718,442 to Alabama Shipyard, LLC (doing business as Epic Companies) to purchase air compressor systems and fire suppression pumps. These infrastructure improvements at the Alabama Shipyard facility will facilitate more efficient, cost-effective, and higher-quality ship construction and repair services for both commercial and...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. a $880,758 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to fund the purchase of capital equipment and infrastructure improvements. The grant will support the acquisition of a plasma cutting table, 36,000-pound forklift, Miller welding equipment, and a 20-ton overhead crane to facilitate ship construction and repair activities at the...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $684,127 Project Grant to Lake Union Drydock Co. under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support upgrades to the shipyard's drydock basin passageway including new sandblasting equipment (air compressor, air dryer and forklift). The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to facilitate efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction through capital...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) provides $364,311 to The General Ship Repair Corporation, a small business in Baltimore, Maryland, to enhance its shipyard equipment and capabilities. The grant funding will support the acquisition of a blast and paint shelter, an ultra-high pressure water blasting unit, a mist and dry blast unit, and a deliquescent air dryer. These...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $646,157 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Lighthouse Marine LLC. The grant provides funding for the purchase of a JLG hybrid telescopic boom lift, a Grove 65-ton rough terrain crane, welding machines, a plasma cutter, and an airless paint pump. These equipment acquisitions are intended to increase efficiency and enhance productivity within the shipyard's ship construction,...