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's Maritime Administration awarded a $378,079 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Inventech Marine Solutions, LLC. The grant will be used to purchase and install an electric clean paint booth with both blast and spray capabilities at the company's shipyard facility in Bremerton, Washington. This equipment acquisition is intended to enhance operational efficiency, improve production capabilities, and foster employee...
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'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 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 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 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 $1,154,670 Project Grant to Bollinger Mississippi Repair, LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support the Electric (Green) Blast and Paint Booth Project being conducted from July 2022 through July 2024 in Pascagoula, MS. The Project Grant funding will facilitate capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at the qualified shipyard to increase efficiency,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $559,687 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Motive Power Marine, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Tacoma, Washington. The grant funding will be used to support infrastructure and equipment improvements at Motive Power Marine's shipyard facility. Specifically, the grant will fund electrical upgrades, the purchase of an electric air compressor, and a...
This $997,678 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.814 - Assistance to Small Shipyards) on August 7, 2024, is funding a dry-dock strengthening project for the A.W. Hendry dry-dock at Gulf Marine Repair Corp's shipyard in Tampa, Florida. The grant aims to foster efficiency, competitiveness, and quality in small shipyard operations, as well as enhance employee skills and productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and...