Small Shipyard grants

The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it began issuing medical certificates electronically via email effective April 1, providing mariners immediate access to their certificates. The new system brought about the… Read More

Here is a list of U.S. Maritime Administration Small Shipyard Grant recipients located on the  inland rivers and Gulf Coast (See Washington Waves for more information):… Read More

On page 1,691 of the 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion funding package President Joe Biden signed into law December 29, 2022, were four lines that will go a long way… Read More

By Dave Matsuda Over the last 14 years, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Small Shipyard Grant Program has served as a steady source of funding for capital… Read More

Congress was expected to pass another short-term spending bill, or continuing resolution, by February 18, thus funding the federal government through March 11 under the 2021 fiscal year budget. Read More

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced April 20 the award of $19.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) through the Small Shipyard Grant… Read More

For small shipyards—defined as those with fewer than 1,200 employees and involved primarily in the repair and construction of commercial vessels—time is fast running out for pursuing funds through… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A bill authorizing funding for the U.S. Coast Guard stalled in the Senate because it also included the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that supporters say would offer… Read More