2023 Small Shipyard Grant Awardees
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded $20.8 million to 27 shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program.
The funds will help awardees modernize, increase productivity, and expand local employment opportunities while competing in the global marketplace.
The table below lists the awardees for 2023 with the value of the award and a description of each awarded project.
Additional information on Small Shipyard Grants can be found here or by contacting David M. Heller, Associate Administrator for Business and Finance Development, Maritime Administration, Room W21-318, 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20590. Phone (202) 366-5737 or by email at Smallshipyardgrants@dot.gov.
State |
Shipyard |
Shipyard Location |
Award Amount |
Description of Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
Alabama Shipyard LLC |
Mobile, AL |
$718,442 |
to support the purchase of air compressor systems and fire suppression pumps |
Alaska |
Highmark Marine Fabricators, LLC |
Kodiak, AK |
$969,191 |
to support the purchase of a 120-ton rough terrain crane |
California |
Bay Ship and Yacht Co. |
Alameda, CA |
$830,380 |
to support the purchase of a 165-ton Grove GRT 9165 crane with a 205-foot boom |
Driscoll, Inc. dba Driscoll Boat Works, LLC |
San Diego, CA |
$1,000,000 |
to purchase a 150-ton marine travelift |
|
Marine Group Boat Works, LLC |
Chula Vista, CA |
$1,142,447 |
to support the purchase of an 820-ton variable width marine travelift |
|
Connecticut |
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. |
Mystic, CT |
$214,452 |
to support the purchase of a wood-mizer wide slab industrial sawmill, and two HYBRID articulating boom lifts |
The Thames Shipyard & Repair Company, Inc. |
New London, CT |
$309,853 |
to purchase water-jet surface preparation equipment |
|
Florida |
Fincantieri Marine Repair, LLC |
Jacksonville, FL |
$874,079 |
to support the purchase of a water blast and wastewater collection and treatment system |
|
|
Norseman Shipbuilding and Boatyard, LLC |
Miami, FL |
$939,274 |
to purchase a 150-ton marine travelift |
Illinois |
Mike's Inc. |
South Roxana, IL |
$653,422 |
to support the purchase of a 30-ton rough terrain crane, telehandler, rack welder, and tig stick arc reach |
Indiana |
ACBL Transportation Services, Inc. |
Jeffersonville, IN |
$1,000,000 |
to support the purchase of a 200x70 foot floating drydock for vessel repair, barge fleeting and cleaning operations |
Iowa |
Sunflower Enterpriss, Inc. |
Dubuque, IA |
$599,840 |
to support the purchase of a 100-ton marine travelift |
Louisiana |
Verret Shipyard, Inc. |
Plaquemine, LA |
$1,000,000 |
to purchase a 120x64 foot floating drydock |
Maine |
The Portland Company |
Portland, ME |
$739,302 |
to support the purchase of a 60-ton vessel trailer, tractor/loader and support for an indoor ventilation project |
Mississippi |
United States Marine, Inc. |
Gulfport, MS |
$238,741 |
to support the purchase of two Eastman CNC tables |
New Jersey |
Bayonne Drydock & Repair Corp. |
Bayonne, NJ |
$730,477 |
to purchase ultra high pressure hydro blasting equipment and telehandlers |
New York |
Hughes Bros. |
Brooklyn, NY |
$1,000,000 |
to purchase a 160x86 foot floating drydock |
North Carolina |
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division |
Havelock, NC |
$86,649 |
to train and certify employees in three required disciplines to enhance productivity in vessel repairs |
Ohio |
Superior Marine Ways, Inc. |
South Point, OH |
$838,221 |
to support the purchase of a CNC brake and plasma table |
Pennsylvania |
Heartland Fabrication, LLC |
Brownsville, PA |
$660,783 |
to support the purchase and installation of new overhead 25-ton electric bridge cranes and rigging |
Rhode Island |
J. Goodison Company |
North Kingstown, RI |
$704,206 |
to purchase a 176-ton hydraulic self-propelled vessel transporter |
Senesco Marine, LLC |
North Kingstown, RI |
$738,289 |
to support the purchase and installation of a one-sided sub arc welding system that consists of three integrated digital systems to load, fit, and weld multi-plate panels; upgraded network servers and software; an All-Terrain Lift with variable reach; and a Tier 4 compressor |
|
South Carolina |
Main Industries, Inc |
North Charleston, SC |
$527,173 |
to support the purchase of two (2) HydraBlast Pumps and associated equipment |
Texas |
Southwest Shipyard, LP |
Channelview, TX |
$1,200,000 |
for blasting and painting equipment upgrades |
Sterling Shipyard |
Port Neches, TX |
$1,000,000 |
to purchase a 120x80 foot floating drydock to further expand their orderbook capacities |
|
Washington |
All American Marine, Inc. |
Bellingham, WA |
$916,166 |
to purchase CNC dual head router and CNC press brake systems |
|
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Everett Ship Repair, LLC |
Everett, WA |
$1,168,613 |
to support the acquisition of a 140-ton telescopic crawler crane |
Last updated: Tuesday, May 9, 2023