To foster efficiency competitive operations and quality ship construction repair and reconfiguration in small shipyards across the united states in addition to fostering employee skills and enhanced…

The Maritime Administration awarded Fraser Shipyards LLC a Project Grant totaling $817,146.23 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to acquire and install a Link Belt 130-ton telescopic boom rough terrain crane at the shipyard's Superior, Wisconsin location. The award, dated August 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2027, directly supports the program's statutory objective to facilitate efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality in domestic ship construction and repair operations. This capital equipment investment will enhance the shipyard's operational capacity for vessel handling and construction activities.

Fraser Shipyards LLC, a HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business and subsidiary of Reuben Johnson & Son, Inc., was the sole recipient of this award with no sub-recipient activities. The heavy-lift equipment acquisition aligns with the Assistance to Small Shipyards program's emphasis on production equipment that increases operational efficiency at qualified small shipyards serving both commercial and federal maritime customers. The crane represents the type of infrastructure capital improvement the Maritime Administration prioritizes to strengthen domestic shipbuilding and repair capabilities among eligible small business shipyards operating within maritime communities.

To foster efficiency competitive operations and quality ship construction repair and reconfiguration in small shipyards across the united states in addition to fostering employee skills and enhanced productivity related to shipbuilding ship repair and associated industries this grant is for the purchase and installation of a link belt 130-ton telescopic boom rough terrain crane deliverables are a link belt 130-ton telescopic boom rough terrain crane which will increase efficiency in within the shipyard intended beneficiary is fraser shipyards LLC there are no subrecipient activities