MARITECH Projects

The following projects are administered by the Maritime Administration, Office of Shipyard Revitalization, resulting from MARITECH Broad Agency Announcements. Projects are grouped into four subject areas. These are:

1. Focused Technology Development Projects

2. Process and Product Improvement Technology Projects

3. Near-Term Technology Applications Projects

4. Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects

Focused Technology Development Projects

• Cruise Ship Preliminary Design

• Design of the Virtual Shipyard

• Multipurpose Dry Cargo Ship Design/Process Development

• Internationally Competitive High-Technology Tanker Vessel Designs

• Commercial Ship Design Projects and a Shipbuilding Technology Project at NASSCO (4 MARITECH Projects)

• Double Hull Product Carrier Designs

• Medium Sized Multi-Purpose Ship

• 23,000 Ton Container / Bulk Carrier

• Commercialization of Low-Wake, High Speed "E-CAT" Technology

Process and Product Improvement Technology Projects

• Design of the Stern Factory

• Integrated Shipboard Information Technology (ISIT) Platform

• Vessel Optimization and Safety System (VOSS)

• SMARTBRIDGE (Integrated Bridge System)

• Advanced International Fast Ferry Designs and Shipbuilding Technology (2 MARITECH Projects)

• TRP Project entitled "Portable Shipbuilding Robotics" and a MARITECH Project entitled "Automated Welding of Structural Erection Joints".

• Full Scale Test of the American Underpressure System (AUPS)

• Composite Ship Superstructure

Near-Term Technology Applications Projects

• Simulated Based Design as an Environment for the Concept and Contract Design Using Integrated Product and Process Development (Virtual Product and Process Modeling)

• International Competitive Fast Ferries and Composite Ship Technology

• High Technology Ship with Shallow and Variable Draft and Self Loading/Unloading Features

• Support for Shipbuilding Industry Standards

• Development of a 21st Century Manufacturing Facility

• Competitive High Speed Vessels for International Markets

• Reefer 21

• Multi-Mission Cargo Ship

• Large Fast Ferry Technology Development

Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects

• Ship Life Cycle Support Infrastructure (SLCSI) Project

• Advanced Technology Projects to Support Process and Product improvements at Alabama Shipyard (4 MARITECH Projects)

• Organization of Work in a Second Tier Shipyard