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2026 Small Shipyard Grant Awardees

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded $35.18 million to 45 shipyards in 24 states and 1 U.S. territory 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 2026 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, Deputy Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding and Industry Expansion, 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.
2026 MARAD Small Shipyard Grant Awardees
State
Shipyard
Shipyard Location
Award Amount
Description of Project
AlabamaBlakeley Boatworks Inc.Mobile$736,543.78Iron Worker, CNC Machine, 45 Welding Machines, 20 wire boxes and Air Compressor
Steiner Construction Company, Inc.Bayou La Bâtre$300,988.07Betenbender Hydraulic Press Brake, Hyd-Mech S-23P Semi- Automatic Pivot Style Band Saw, Magnetic Beam Sheet Handling System, RDB-480 Rotary Draw Bender
AlaskaCatalyst Marine Engineering, LLCSeward$595,545.02600-ton Press Brake, 12,000 lb telehandler, Copilot Robotic Welding Cell, Miller Big Blue 600 Air Pak mobile welding/power units for CMobilE
JAG Alaska Inc.Seward$1,405,113.00Expansion of rail system and acquisition of additional cart & cradle assets to facilitate movement of vessels throughout the shipyard.
CaliforniaMarine Technical Services, Inc. dba Dockside Machine & Ship RepairWilmington$738,829.0038,000 lb. Boom Type Truck Crane,  40K lbs. Taylor XH-400L FL Truck, Six (6) Miller XMT450 welding machines, Six (6) Lincoln LN25 Wire Feeders (2 x Pro, 4 x Active 8), - Three (3) Miller Trailblazer 325 mobile diesel welding machines,  One (1) new Miller Synchrowave 300 (Cryogenic)
ConnecticutMystic Seaport Museum, Inc.Mystic$13,238.75Steam generator
Thames Shipyard & Repair CompanyNew London$323,005.00a 160 cubic foot dual outlet blast machine plus accessories;  a 20,000 CFM mobile diesel dust collector plus accessories, a mobile trailer-mounted compressor to operate the blast equipment, and a 1.15 gal/min portable airless paint sprayer
FloridaGulf Marine Repair Corp.Tampa$1,007,678.00South Slip Utilities Upgrade (to supply compressed air, water and welding gases to 3 Berths), two (2) Cat 930 wheel loaders,  JLGone (1) Skytrack 10054 telehandler, Worker Training Program Expansion - acquiring new equipment for the training center (Qty. (6) multi-process welder systems, Ventilation systems for 8 positions)
GeorgiaThunderbolt Marine Inc.Savannah$979,636.00150-ton Travelift
HawaiiMARISCO, LTD.Kapolei$1,183,848.00Press brake with tooling brake dyes and bed, Plate roller
Pacific Shipyards International, LLCHonolulu$1,533,815.00Link-Belt 120T Telescopic Boom Hydraulic Truck Crane and Welding and Plasma Cutting Cobot Integration
IndianaCorn Island Shipyard, Inc.Grandview$1,174,867.00Steel Processing equipment, Material Handling equipment - Plasma Cutter, Stiffener Welder, Welding equipment (20 Lincoln Power Feed Wire Feeders and 15" welding guns)
KentuckyC&B Energy Services LLC (Carlisle & Bray Hebron Shipyard)Hebron$991,565.0060 ft x 70 ft floating drydock
James Marine Inc.  WickliffeWickliffe$699,433.0065-ton Rough Terrain Crane and 12,000 lbs Telehandler
LouisianaLAD Services Of Louisiana LLCMorgan City$1,041,329.00165-ton Crawler Crane
MarylandChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Inc.St. Michaels$41,250.00Shipyard workforce development to strengthen supervisory capability, safety performance, and operational consistency
MassachusettsWoods Hole, Martha's Vineyard And Nantucket Steamship AuthorityFalmouth$4,185.001A Hoisting License Workforce Training Initiative
MichiganChampions Auto Ferry Inc.Algonac$53,500.00Hot tank for cleaning the internal areas of diesel engine blocks and heads, lathe
Dean Marine And Excavating, Inc.Dearborn$1,000,000.00Restore full operational capability to the shipyard’s existing 158-foot floating drydock
North Shore Marine Terminal & Logistics Inc.Escanaba$898,022.00Floating Drydock Control Modernization — Replacement of Four (4) Main Ballast Intake Valves, Upgrade of Manual Control Valves Throughout the Ballast System, Valve Actuation Automation System — Electric Actuators, Control Logic, and Remote HMI, Electronic Tank Level Sensing System
MississippiSignet Maritime CorporationPascagoula$387,745.0610'x40' CNC Plasma Cutting Table, Vertical Tilt-Frame Bandsaw' Sub-arc Welding Tractor, Fillet Welding Tractors, Pipe Bender, Rotary Compression Bender
United States Marine Inc.Gulfport$123,071.93Three (3) Forklifts
MissouriArcosa Marine Products, NABRICO Marine Plant #1075 CaruthersvilleCaruthersville$911,171.09600-Ton tandem Hydraulic Press Modernization with adjustable Die System and Die Holder
New JerseyBayonne Drydock & Repair Corp.Bayonne$673,123.44integrated ultra-high-pressure hydro-blasting and surface-preparation system
New YorkRobert E. Derecktor, Inc.Mamaroneck$1,000,000.00200-ton Seatrax Model S9036 Marine Crane
Shellfish Marine Inc.West Sayville$659,750.00100-ton Marine Travelift
OregonFred Wahl Marine Construction, Inc.Reedsport$195,336.00Acquisition and Installation of New Closed Loop Wash Water Treatment System to Replace Outdated and Undersized Existing Equipment & Acquisition of 4 Pressure Washers
Gunderson Marine LLCPortland$1,534,953.00CNC Plasma Cutter Acquisition Project - a Machitech Titanium Cut Dual Gantry (or similar) with a 16 foot cutting width
RECONCRAFT, LLCClackamas$661,981.73Two (2) 25-ton Overhead Cranes for Bay 4 and 15 Miller USA Alumafeed Migrunner 350 MPA MIG welding stations and 10 Miller Dynasty 400 TIG welding stations, along with required accessories and support components
Shaver Transportation Co.Portland$10,400.00Worker training project to develop skills for marine engine repairs
PennsylvaniaHFL 412 Marine, Inc. - Georgetown ShipyardGeorgetown$1,081,613.00165-ton lattice boom crawler crane
South CarolinaStevens Towing Co., Inc.Hollywood$1,500,000.00Mid-yard Utilities Upgrade Project - High-amperage electrical upgrades,  Gas lines (oxygen, acetylene and propylene),  Water Lines,  Air Compressor System, Welding Gas Systems, Infrastructure - (65) Footings, (3) Foundations, totaling: 1,940 square feet,  (4) bollards, Fencing to house all enclosures, Piping
TexasGulf Copper LLCGalveston$976,384.00120' x 14'-06" CNC plasma cutting system
MBLH Marine, LLC dba Vessel RepairPort Arthur$1,500,000.00100 foot x 65 foot x 28 foot floating drydock
Taylor Marine Construction Of Texas, LLCKemah$360,343.11Industrial winch that will be used to haul out barges from the water on an air bag system, Boom Lift and Telehandler
VermontLake Champlain Transportation CompanyBurlington$999,784.0010-ton Broderson IC-100B deck crane, replace marine railway catwalk, and mooring slip
WashingtonArrow Launch Service, Inc.Port Angeles$750,000.0075-ton Travelift
BRIX Marine Inc.Port Angeles$1,259,190.0010-ton remote overhead cranes with hoists and runways - 4 quantity
Delta Marine Industries, Inc.Seattle$1,508,596.93620-ton Travelift
Everett Ship Repair LLCEverett$456,216.00Electrical Upgrades in support of new 35,000 ton floating drydock, Training in Shipyard Processes
Rozema's Boat Works, Inc.Mount Vernon$938,175.71MultiCam 5-410-R-H CNC Router Table, 230-Ton CNC Press Brake: Cincinnati XFORM, Mechanical Shear
Safe Boats International LLCBremerton$321,474.38Aluminum Welding/Fabrication Training Program, 17 welding machines are requested: 15 Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and 2 Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), eight welding booths, a re-circulating air filtration system, training tools including clamps and hoists
WisconsinFincantieri Marine Group LLC (Bay Shipbuilding)Sturgeon Bay$1,273,202.00CNC Profile cutter, 100-ton rough terrain crane
Shipbuilders of Wisconsin, Inc. dba Burger Boat CompanyManitowoc$568,720.00Digital Engineering Ship Infrastructure System centered on the ShipConstructor suite of software, supported by 10 high-performance engineering workstations, five compatible mobile workstations (laptops) for off-yard use by managers, 10 tablets for use while walking through projects in real-time with customers and shipyard personnel, and a laser scanning system for real-time build inspection and validation
Virgin IslandsDirty Bottom LLCChristiansted$763,401.0075-ton (165,000 lb) Model 75BFMII variable-width Marine Travelift