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...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Stabbert Marine & Industrial, LLC $228,745 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to support the purchase of heavy equipment for ship construction and repair. Funding will allow SMI to acquire an 8-ton heavy-duty forklift, articulated boom lift, automated welding equipment, hydraulic top bender, two Lincoln S350 aluminum welders, and a 400 amp TIG welder. These capital improvements to...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $838,221 Project Grant to Superior Marine Ways, Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding will allow Superior Marine Ways to purchase and install a CNC brake and plasma table to upgrade its shipbuilding and repair facilities in South Point, Ohio. This equipment will enable the company to perform work more efficiently and cost-effectively for...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Great Lakes Towing Co, doing business as Great Lakes Shipyard, a $781,627 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The funding will support capital improvements including material handling equipment, welding packages, boomlifts, blasting equipment, compressors, heating equipment, forklifts, portable welders, torque wrenches, power distribution panels, machining equipment, and an...
Gulf Island Shipyards LLC received a $312,802 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The award will support the purchase and installation of automated pipe spooling welding equipment. This equipment will facilitate increased efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction for commercial and government use. The period of performance is from April 2021 to...
The Maritime Administration awarded Safe Boats International LLC $716,983 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to support the delivery of capital improvements at its facility in Bremerton, Washington. Specifically, the funding will enable the acquisition of an 80-ton self-propelled vessel transporter, new aluminum welding equipment, and mobile lifting equipment including an extended reach forklift, scissor lift, and large forklift. These capital assets will...
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $1,142,447.00 Project Grant to Marine Group Boat Works, LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to fund the acquisition of a 100-ton variable width marine travelift, a 19,000 lb. electric forklift, and a 9-ton shuttlelift crane. This equipment will support infrastructure improvements and enhance the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of ship construction and repair services provided by the...
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...
This $997,678 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.814 - Assistance to Small Shipyards) on August 7, 2024, is funding a dry-dock strengthening project for the A.W. Hendry dry-dock at Gulf Marine Repair Corp's shipyard in Tampa, Florida. The grant aims to foster efficiency, competitiveness, and quality in small shipyard operations, as well as enhance employee skills and productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and...
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,...