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 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...
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 $309,853 Project Grant to the Thames Shipyard & Repair Company, a for-profit corporate entity, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funded the purchase of water-jet surface preparation equipment and megablaster systems to facilitate efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality in the company's domestic ship construction and repair operations for commercial and government use. This...
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...
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...
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 Fincantieri Marine Repair LLC a $874,079 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to fund the delivery of a water blast, wastewater treatment system, and 3 temporary fabric shelters to the company's shipyard in Jacksonville, FL. This grant aims to enhance the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of Fincantieri Marine Repair's commercial and federal ship construction and repair operations.
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $730,477 project grant to Bayonne Drydock & Repair Corp. (BDD) under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funded the purchase of hydroblasting equipment and telehandlers to facilitate capital improvements and infrastructure upgrades at BDD's shipyard facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey. This equipment will enable BDD, a for-profit small business, to enhance the efficiency,...