2024 Small Shipyard Grant Awardees
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded $8.75 million to 15 shipyards in 12 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 2024 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 |
Birdon America, Inc, Alabama Shipyard |
Bayou La Batre, AL |
$997,065 |
Automated Welding System |
Florida |
Guld Marine Repair |
Tampa, FL |
$997,678 |
Dry Dock strengthening Project for A.W. HENDRY drydock 311' x 99' x 41' 8" |
Hawaii |
MARISCO, Ltd |
Honolulu, HI |
$584,563 |
Electric Air Compressor and plasma cutter |
Kentucky |
James Marine, Inc. dba Paducah River Service |
Paducah, KY |
$460,500 |
40-ton Rough Rerrain Crane |
Louisanna |
C&C Marine and REpair, LLC |
Belle Chasse, LA |
$514,263 |
Messer CNC Plasma Cutting Table |
Cooper Consolidated LLC, Convent Mile 164 Shipyard |
Convent, LA |
$368,440 |
Bobcat track holder, 4 welding machines, 9,000 lb capacity telehandler and a backhoe tractor |
|
Maryland |
The General Ship Repair Corporation |
Baltimore, MD |
$364,311 |
Blast and Paint Shelter, ultra high pressure water blasting unit, a mist / dry unit and air dryer |
Mississippi |
Gulfship Apprenticeship, LLC |
Gulfport, MS |
$4,547 |
To purchase a CNC machine to teach students and assist shipyard |
Oregon |
WCT Marine & Construction, Inc |
Astoria, OR |
$874,297 |
450-ton Vessel Transporter |
Pennsylvania |
Philly Shipyard, Inc |
Philadelphia, PA |
$800,000 |
Shipyard Apprentice Program |
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Rhoads Industries, Inc |
Philadelphia, PA |
$552,846 |
Expand standard welding training program adding modern mechanized welding systems |
Rhode Island |
SHM Newport Shipyard LLC |
Newport, RI |
$647,567 |
180-MT Vessel Transporter |
Texas |
Lighthouse Marine, LLC |
Port Bolivar, TX |
$646,157 |
JLG Hybrid Telescopic Boom Lift, Grove 65-ton Rough Terrain Crane, Welding Machine, Plasma Cutter and Airless Paint Pump |
Washington |
Inventec Marine Solutions, LLC |
Bremerton, WA |
$378,079 |
Electric Clean Paint Booth with Blast and Spray Booths |
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Motive Power Marine |
Tacoma, WA |
$559,687 |
Site Electrical upgrades, Electric Air Compressor, 12,000-lb capacity Telehandler |
Last updated: Monday, July 22, 2024