The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has introduced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states by means of the Small Shipyard Grant Program.
Since 2008, this system has awarded $303 million to almost 350 shipyards in 32 U.S, states and territories
“As shipbuilding technologies continue to advance, Small Shipyard Grants help America’s shipyards acquire the equipment they need to compete, thrive and expand America’s maritime industry,” stated Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips, who introduced the supply of the funding in January. “These grants are also economic boosts to the communities in which shipyards are located as well as to our industrial supply chain.”
Here’s who bought what:
| 2023 MARAD Small Shipyard Grant Awardees | ||||
| State | Shipyard | Shipyard Location | Award Amount | Description of Project |
| Alabama | Alabama Shipyard LLC | Mobile, AL | $718,442 | to assist the acquisition of air compressor programs and hearth suppression pumps |
| Alaska | Highmark Marine Fabricators, LLC | Kodiak, AK | $969,191 | to assist the acquisition of a 120-ton tough terrain crane |
| California | Bay Ship and Yacht Co. | Alameda, CA | $830,380 | to assist the acquisition of a 165-ton Grove GRT 9165 crane with a 205-foot increase |
| Driscoll,Inc. dba Driscoll Boat Works, LLC | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | to buy a 150-ton marine travelift | |
| Marine Group Boat Works, LLC | Chula Vista, CA | $1,142,447 | to assist the acquisition of an 820-ton variable width marine travelift | |
| Connecticut | Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. | Mystic, CT | $214,452 | to assist the acquisition of a wood-mizer extensive slab industrial sawmill, and two HYBRID articulating increase lifts |
| The Thames Shipyard & Repair Company, Inc. | New London, CT | $309,853 | to buy water-jet floor preparation tools | |
| Florida | Fincantieri Marine Repair, LLC | Jacksonville, FL | $874,079 | to assist the acquisition of a water blast and wastewater assortment and therapy system |
| Norseman Shipbuilding and Boatyard, LLC | Miami, FL | $939,274 | to buy a 150-ton marine travelift | |
| Illinois | Mike’s Inc. | South Roxana, IL | $653,422 | to assist the acquisition of a 30-ton tough terrain crane, telehandler, rack welder, and tig stick arc attain |
| Indiana | ACBL Transportation Services, Inc. | Jeffersonville, IN | $1,000,000 | to assist the acquisition of a 200×70 floating drydock for vessel restore, barge fleeting and cleansing operations |
| Iowa | Sunflower Enterpriss, Inc. | Dubuque, IA | $599,840 | to assist the acquisition of a 100-ton marine travelift |
| Louisiana | Verret Shipyard, Inc. | Plaquemine, LA | $1,000,000 | to buy a 120×64 floating drydock |
| Maine | The Portland Company | Portland, ME | $739,302 | to assist the acquisition of a 60-ton vessel trailer, tractor/loader and assist for an indoor air flow undertaking |
| Mississippi | United States Marine, Inc. | Gulfport, MS | $238,741 | to assist the acquisition of two Eastman CNC tables |
| New Jersey | Bayonne Drydock & Repair Corp. | Bayonne, NJ | $730,477 | to buy extremely excessive stress hydro blasting tools and telehandlers |
| New York | Hughes Bros. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | to buy a 160×86 floating drydock |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | Havelock, NC | $86,649 | to coach and certify staff in three required disciplines to reinforce productiveness in vessel repairs |
| Ohio | Superior Marine Ways, Inc. | South Point, OH | $838,221 | to assist the acquisition of a CNC brake and plasma desk |
| Pennsylvania | Heartland Fabrication, LLC | Brownsville, PA | $660,783 | to assist the acquisition and set up of recent overhead 25-ton electrical bridge cranes and rigging |
| Rhode Island | J. Goodison Company | North Kingstown, RI | $704,206 | to buy a 176-ton hydraulic self-propelled vessel transporter |
| Senesco Marine, LLC | North Kingstown, RI | $738,289 | to assist the acquisition and set up of a one-sided sub arc welding system that consists of three built-in digital programs to load, match, and weld multi-plate panels; upgraded community servers and software program; an All-Terrain Lift with variable attain; and a Tier 4 compressor | |
| South Carolina | Main Industries, Inc | North Charleston, SC | $527,173 | to assist the acquisition of two (2) HydraBlast Pumps >and related tools |
| Texas | Southwest Shipyard, LP | Channelview, TX | $1,200,000 | for blasting and portray tools upgrades |
| Sterling Shipyard | Port Neches, TX | $1,000,000 | to buy a 120×80 floating drydock to additional increase their orderbook capacities | |
| Washington | All American Marine, Inc. | Bellingham, WA | $916,166 | to buy CNC twin head router and CNC press brake programs |
| Everett Ship Repair, LLC | Everett, WA | $1,168,613 | to assist the acquisition of a 140-ton telescopic crawler crane | |
