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Eligible shipyard facilities must construct, repair or CALIFORNIA recon? gure vessels 40 feet in length or greater for com- Mare Island Dry Dock of Vallejo, Calif., which offers mercial or government use, or construct, repair or re- dry docking, ship repair and other services, will receive con? gure vessels 100 feet in length or greater for non- $1,066,326 for a 165-ton rough terrain crane.

commercial vessels. Grants, which may not be used to construct buildings or other physical facilities or to ac- FLORIDA quire land, are capped at 75% of the project’s estimated Gulf Marine Repair Corporation of Tampa, Fla., which cost and are available to facilities with fewer than 1,200 specializes in the repair, conversion and modi? cation of production employees, and no more than 25% of the large ocean-going commercial and other vessels, will re- funds available are awarded to shipyard facilities in one ceive $692,100 for a CNC plasma cutting machine and geographic location that have more than 600 produc- 100-ton rough terrain crane.

tion employees.

When selecting the grant recipients, MARAD evalu- GUAM ates the applications on the basis of how effective the Cabras Marine Corporation, which provides pilot, project will be in fostering ef? ciency, competitive opera- tug, barge, spill response, ? re? ghting, and ferry services tions and quality ship construction, repair and recon? gu- in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari- ration (for capital improvement projects) or how effective ana’s Islands, will receive $1 million for the purchase of a the project will be in fostering employee skills and en- 275-ton truck crane.

hancing productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair and associated industries. HAWAII “Small shipyard grants play a signi? cant role in sup- Marisco, Ltd. Of Kapolei, Hawaii, which offers ship porting local communities by creating jobs for working repair and other services, will receive $745,872 for a blast families,” Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby said and paint booth.

in a statement. “These shipyards are a tangible invest- ment in our nation’s maritime infrastructure and the fu- LOUISIANA ture of our maritime workforce.” C&C Marine and Repair, LLC of Belle Chasse, La.,

The economic footprint of American shipyards is which provides general steel repairs on inland barges, will nearly 400,000 jobs, $25.1 billion of labor income, and receive $ 979,638 for a 275-ton crawler crane.

$37.3 billion in GDP. Helping shipyards to upgrade and Cooper Consolidated, LLC of Convent, La., which pro- expand empowers this critical industry, allowing them vides midstream stevedoring, barge, marine, and logistics ser- to compete more effectively in a rapidly changing global vices, will receive $1.2 million for a 620-ton marine travelift.

marketplace. The capital provided to shipyards increases their repair and production footprints and creates more MARYLAND jobs throughout the country. Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. of Salisbury, Md., which possesses more thirty years of direct industry ex-

ALABAMA perience and designs and builds commercial ships up to

Alabama Shipyard, LLC of Mobile, Ala., which has 450 feet in length, will receive $830,622 to purchase a been serving the Gulf Coast since 1917, will receive 130-ton rough terrain crane.

$571,887 to upgrade four travel trucks with new assem- blies on 150-ton portal crane. MICHIGAN

Blakely BoatWorks, Inc. of Mobile Ala., a full-service Mackinac Island Ferry Company dba Mackinac Ma- shipyard focused on new construction and marine repair rine Service of St. Ignace, Mich., which services commer- projects, will receive $ 379,408 for a 500-ton press brake, cial and recreational vessels, will receive $752,933 for a welding machines, overhead cranes and man lifts. travelift and welding equipment.

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