The Shipyard Electrification Project received a $649,638 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support capital improvements at Shaver Transportation Company in Portland, Oregon including electrical upgrades, installation of an 18-ton pedestal mounted electric crane, and a solar energy system. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to improve...
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...
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 $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 $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,...
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 $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...
<p>The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $939,274 Project Grant to Norseman Shipbuilding & Boatyard LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). 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. The project will be completed by July 17, 2025.</p>
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $527,173 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Main Industries, Inc., a marine and industrial contractor based in Charleston, SC. The two-year grant will fund the purchase of equipment to reduce air emissions and improve efficiency at Main Industries' small shipyard facility. Specific equipment to be acquired includes TWO (2) high-pressure waterblasting pumps, an advanced air...
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...