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 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 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 $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...
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 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 U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $997,065 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Birdon America Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The grant funding will be used by Birdon America Inc. to purchase and install an automated welding system at the company's shipyard facility in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The project aims to foster efficiency, competitive operations, and...
Bay Marine Boatworks, Inc. was awarded an $875,968 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the acquisition of a 100-ton marine travellift and 60-ton self-propelled hydraulic vessel transporter. These capital equipment purchases will allow Bay Marine Boatworks to more efficiently handle vessel construction, maintenance, and repair activities at its shipyard...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to Fincantieri Marine Group LLC's Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding division, doing business as Bay Shipbldg Corp, to modernize the graving dock pumps at its Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin facility. The award was made under the Assistance to Small Shipyards grant program (CFDA 20.814) and runs from July 21, 2022 through July 29, 2024. This program aims to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality of...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Hughes Bros., Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The grant funding will support the construction of a 160' x 86' floating drydock at Hughes Bros.' shipyard facility in Brooklyn, New York. This project aligns with the Assistance to Small Shipyards program's goal of enhancing efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality...