This $800,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program is for the continuation of the Shipyard Apprentice Program at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc. The program aims to increase efficiency, productivity, and worker skills within the shipyard through training in various aspects of shipyard operations, including ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration. The grant will fund the...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Dorchester Shipyard, Inc. a $796,143 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program on September 18, 2023. The grant will fund capital improvements and infrastructure upgrades at the small shipyard located in Dorchester, New Jersey to facilitate efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use. The program aims to foster...
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. was awarded a $522,318 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding will support the acquisition of industrial lift trucks, telehandlers, articulating boom lifts, and a compact track loader to facilitate ship construction efficiency and quality at the awardee's Panama City Beach, Florida facility. The Assistance to Small Shipyards...
This $552,846 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program, will fund the expansion of training programs and acquisition of new equipment at Rhoads Industries, Inc. (doing business as Rhoads Ship Builders) in Philadelphia, PA. The grant will support the development of expanded training programs for standard welding skills and mechanized welding, as well as training for ship fitting....
The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $647,567 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) federal grant program to SHM Newport Shipyard, LLC in Newport, RI. The grant funding will be used to purchase a 180-MT vessel transporter to increase efficiency and productivity within the shipyard's operations. The grant has a performance period from August 7, 2024 to August 6, 2026. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program supports capital...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $949,899 Project Grant to Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding Corp. of Somerset, MA under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The funding will support the delivery of hanging shop doors, a 35-ton self-propelled boat transporter, and a one-ton overhead crane. These capital improvements and infrastructure additions will facilitate increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality in domestic ship...
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...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $436,800 project grant to May Ship Repair Contracting Corp. under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support capital improvements and related infrastructure projects at May Ship Repair Contracting Corp.'s facility in Staten Island, NY to facilitate efficient, cost-effective domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use through July 2024. Specifically, the...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Verret Shipyard, Inc. under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding supports the purchase of a 120x64 foot floating drydock to enhance the shipyard's infrastructure, improve domestic ship construction and repair capabilities, and support both commercial and federal government maritime needs. The two-year performance period for this grant, from October 2024 to...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Boston Ship Repair LLC $598,200 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) from April 26, 2021 to April 25, 2023. The funding supports capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades to the drydock power distribution system at Boston Ship Repair's shipyard in Boston, MA. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to increase efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality of domestic ship...