This $108,410,120 federal Project Grant award, issued on August 15, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823), will fund infrastructure improvements at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage. The key activities include demolishing an existing sheet pile wall, removing approximately 1.465 million cubic yards of material, and constructing a new shoreline revetment using armor rock. This project is part...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $9.5 million Project Grant to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 29, 2021. The funding will support infrastructure improvements at Port MacKenzie in Palmer, Alaska to increase its useful life and efficiency. Specifically, the grant will install 64 steel pile sleeves on an existing deep draft dock and construct a roll-on/roll-off cargo dock. These enhancements are expected to...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $639,712 project grant to Jag Alaska, Inc. under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the purchase of a 100-ton Grove crane to support capital improvements at Jag Alaska's shipyard in Seward, Alaska. The award period is from April 26, 2021 to April 25, 2023. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to support efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality in domestic ship...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $1,014,957 United States Marine Highway Grant (CFDA 20.816) to Seatac Marine Services, LLC on May 7, 2024. The grant will fund the procurement of a Tier 4 or Tier 5 forklift with a 70,000 lb capacity for Seatac Marine's Duwamish River Terminal in Seattle, WA. The new forklift will upgrade the company's cargo handling capabilities, enabling more efficient movement of various freight types including break bulk, heavy lift,...
This $969,191 Project Grant was awarded to Highmark Marine Fabrication, LLC by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant, awarded in July 2023, will provide funding through July 2025 to acquire a 120-ton rough terrain crane. This equipment will support Highmark Marine Fabrication's shipbuilding and repair activities in Kodiak, Alaska. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program provides grants for...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) will fund construction activities related to the recipient's FY 2021 RAISE project in Cordova, Alaska. The project will restore the South Harbor floats and docks, including the construction of a new drive-down floatplane and vessel service dock. Key deliverables include the demolition and disposal of the old floats and docks,...
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Bay Ship & Yacht Co., a for-profit organization located in Alameda, CA, a $830,380 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding is to support the purchase of a 165-ton Grove GRT 9165 crane with a 205-foot boom, which will facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use at the company's facilities....
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities was awarded a $262,085 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on August 2, 2021. The grant funding will support improvements to mooring structures across the Alaska Marine Highway System to extend their useful life and maintain functionality. Specifically, the grant will fund dolphin, fendering, corrosion protection, gangway, and marine terminal electrical and lighting improvements at 45...
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $6,487,237 United States Marine Highway Grant to Fincantieri Marine Group LLC, a foreign owned for-profit company, to fund the acquisition of equipment to facilitate the safe, sustainable, and efficient transfer of project cargoes between shore and vessel. The grant funded two key components: 1) the procurement of 38 large and 6 small steel ship module stands to support ship modules during transportation and storage on solid...
This $9,490,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.823 - Port Infrastructure Development Program), will fund the installation of over 1,000 feet of new floating dock and supporting access, utility, and safety infrastructure within the existing harbor in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. The project will double the harbor's capacity, increasing moorage space from 254 to approximately 1,308 linear feet to accommodate vessels...