The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Driscoll, Inc. (dba Driscoll Boat Works) under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) federal grant program. The grant will fund the acquisition of a 150-ton marine travelift to facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use at the Driscoll Boat Works facility in San Diego, CA. The project is expected to...
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'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 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,...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $599,840 Project Grant to Sunflower Enterprises, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The funding will support the acquisition of a 100-ton marine travelift, which will facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use at the company's facility in East Dubuque,...
This $874,297 Project Grant awarded on August 7, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.814 - Assistance to Small Shipyards) will fund the purchase of a 450-ton vessel transporter for WCT Marine & Construction, Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Astoria, Oregon. The vessel transporter will increase efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration activities at the company's shipyard. This...
Stevens Towing Company Inc. was awarded a $1,378,575 project grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to support the purchase of an 820-ton travelift. The grant award, issued on April 26, 2021 for completion by April 25, 2023, will facilitate capital improvements at the awardee's shipyard located in Meggett, South Carolina. The travelift acquisition is intended to boost efficiency,...
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...
Master Boat Builders, Inc. was awarded a $497,464 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 two 30-ton mobile cranes and two forklifts to facilitate capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at Master Boat Builders' shipyard in Coden, AL. The award has a performance period of April 26, 2021 through April 25, 2023. The grant...
This $738,289.00 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program. The grant supports the purchase of a one-sided sub arc welding system with three integrated digital systems for loading, fitting, and welding multi-plate panels, as well as upgraded network servers, software, an all-terrain lift, and a high-capacity air compressor. This equipment will be used by the awardee, Senesco Marine, LLC, a...