Marine Log - May 2008 - (Page 31)

SHIPBUILDING BOOST FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS e wish this program was larger. It is a program that we have been asking for for more than two years,” said Rob Zadkovich, assistant vice president, Finance and Business Analysis, Great Lakes Shipyard. Zadkovich was speaking of the federal government’s new Assistance to Small Shipyards Program. Last month, the U.S. Maritime Administration announced $9.8 million in grants awarded to 19 small shipyards under the program (see accompanying table). The grants are for making capital and infrastructure improvements at the shipyards that will help make them more productive and cost-efficient. The grants cover up to 75% of the estimated cost of the improvements, with shipyards covering the remainder. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006. The program was authorized for a total of three fiscal years at $10 million annually, but no funds yet have been appropriated for the next two fiscal years. GREAT LAKES SHIPYARD EXPANDS Great Lakes Shipyard, which is part of The Great Lakes Group of companies, Cleveland, Ohio, was the recipient of $546,000, which it will use towards the purchase of an 80-ton mobile crane, man lift and some automated welding equipment. Zadkovich said Great Lakes Shipyard would probably have to invest an additional $180,000 to $250,000 for the equipment. The shipyard, which is currently building Z-drive tugs for its sister company, TUGZ International, LLC, is located on part of the site of the old American Shipbuilding Co. The shipyard built and delivered its first Handysize Class, designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants, Seattle, Wash., in April. Called the Handy One, the tug is 74 ft x 30 ft, with a draft of 11 ft and designed for coastal towing operations. “We’re situated on five acres now,” said Zadkovich, “but we’d like to expand. We’re working with local and regional governments to do just that. We also have another location where we build portable barges and we’d like to consoliwww.marinelog.com “W Second-tier shipyards such as Great Lakes Shipyard are using the grants for capital improvements to bolster productivity SHIPYARDS AWARDED GRANTS BY MARITIME ADMINISTRATION SHIPYARD ALASKA SHIP & DRYDOCK Ketchikan, AK ALL AMERICAN MARINE Bellingham, WA BROWNSVILLE MARINE PRODUCTS Brownsville, PA COLONNA’S SHIPYARD Norfolk, VA CONRAD SHIPYARD Morgan City, LA DERECKTOR SHIPYARD Bridgeport, CT GLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDING Somerset, MA EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP Panama City, FL EVERETT SHIPYARD Everett, WA GREAT LAKES SHIPYARD Cleveland, OH GULF MARINE REPAIR CORP. Tampa, FL HORIZON SHIPBUILDING Bayou LaBatre, AL LEEVAC SHIPYARDS Jennings, LA MASTER MARINE LaBatre, AL PACIFIC SHIPYARDS INTERNATIONAL Honolulu, HI R&R MARINE SHIPBUILDING Port Arthur, TX SAFE BOATS Port Orchard, WA TODD SHIPYARDS Seattle, WA WASHBURN & DOUGHTY ASSOCIATES East Boothbay, ME Source: U.S. Maritime Administration AMOUNT $615,805 $285,000 $532.226 $825,000 $648,648 $863,515 $628,300 $436,274 $297,036 $546,000 $487,630 $277,500 $66,068 $450,000 $869,977 $400,000 PURPOSE Upgrade metal equipment, machine shop, painting equipment Acquire cutting machine, boat transfer equipment Hydraulic buggies, winches, mobile crane, jib and overhead cranes 1,000-ton Travelift Welding equipment, tools Welding tank, welding machines, air casters, hydraulic bender Railway assembly, upgrade and extend capacity of railway, extend dock Metal cutting equipment and computer system work stations and overhead crane 80-ton mobile crane, a man lift and automated welding equipment four cranes, two electric plate rollers, and other manufacturing equipment Computerized plasma cutting table Software to expand engineering ability Travelift Water blast system and mobile crane Stiffener fitting gantry, electrical upgrades, install panel line fabrication facility Router tables, IT system upgrades, and other machinery and equipment Enlarge and renovate main assembly hall Pipe benders, inverter welding machines, hydraulic press brake, other equipment and machinery $579,084 $358,515 $633,422 MAY 2008 MARINE LOG 31 http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - May 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Europe Plots Its Tech Strategy SDNV Container Ship Update Diesels Can Burn Anything: Even Clean Fuel Boost for Small Shipyards Gateway to the Caribbean Room to Grow Show Review Tech News Newsmakers Contracts Events Website Directory ML Buyer's Guide ML Marketplace Maritime Salvage Letters

Marine Log - May 2008

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