Gulf County Shipbuilding offers a 15-acre Gulf Coast yard for ASV / USV final assembly, payload integration, and modular component fabrication — the exact profile MAP Pillar IV invites small commercial yards to fill.
Aerial context, covered fabrication space, and the Travelift — the operating footprint behind the capability claims.
We do practical shipyard work: keep the existing fleet running, build new vessels American operators need, and stand ready for the next generation of unmanned platforms the federal program of record now demands.
The federal fleet faces a sustainment backlog across Coast Guard cutters, Navy auxiliaries, and NOAA vessels. Small, agile yards like ours are essential to clearing it.
Workboats, tugs, sectional barges, and ferry hulls — built modularly with CNC plasma cutting, three platen tables, and the approach the MAP calls critical for scaling capacity.
The Maritime Action Plan's Pillar IV identifies modular commercial shipyards as ideal for distributed production of robotic and autonomous systems. Our facility, equipment, and workforce are ready.
A 50-ton Travelift, three covered fabrication areas, and direct canal access — six water miles to St. Joseph's Bay and the Gulf of America.
In Q1 2026, the White House released America's Maritime Action Plan — the most comprehensive federal commitment to domestic shipbuilding in decades. Our work at GCS is exactly what the MAP calls for.
"With only 66 total shipyards… the United States does not have the capacity necessary to scale up the domestic shipbuilding industry."
The MAP names commercial shipyards under 1,200 production employees as critical infrastructure. We are one of them.
FERRIES Act proposes $1.35B / yr in federal ferry funding — including $240M for fleet modernization and shipyard job creation.
A concrete demand signal for new construction at small yards. We are tracking the funding pipeline and ready to bid.
"RAS are relatively simple to assemble modularly — a host of commercial shipyards… can build RAS modules or perform final assembly."
A direct invitation for yards like ours. Modular footprint, skilled fabricators, low-visibility production environment, CMMC pathway.
Compliance pathways, skilled trades, and a Gulf-of-America footprint the MAP specifically calls out for Maritime Prosperity Zone designation.
SAM.gov registered (UEI on file), OSHA 29 CFR 1915 compliant. Pursuing MSRA Tier 3 certification, DCAA-compliant accounting, and CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity — the qualifications the MAP recommends for expanded use of small shipyards.
SAM.gov · MSRA · DCAA · CMMC · OSHA 1915Every vessel constructed at GCS meets U.S.-built requirements from keel to delivery. As the administration reinforces Jones Act protections, our model is unchanged.
U.S.-built · keel to deliveryFour-year Registered Apprenticeship with Haney Technical College and Gulf Coast State College — shipfitters, welders, marine pipefitters, marine electricians. Aligned with MAP Pillar II and Small Shipyard Grant training provisions.
Apprenticeship · ATDM-alignedThree platen tables, simultaneous deck and bulkhead fabrication, no logistical drag between fab and assembly. The model the MAP recommends for scaling national capacity.
Modular · DistributableFlorida Panhandle on the Gulf of America — a region the Maritime Action Plan identifies for potential Maritime Prosperity Zone designation. Six miles from the Intracoastal Waterway.
GIWW · MPZ candidateSecure, low-visibility production environment for ASV / USV final assembly and payload integration. The exact profile MAP Pillar IV invites small modular yards to fill.
ASV · Payload integrationA working team — naval architecture, marine engineering, and daily production — with decades in the blue-water and Gulf Coast maritime trades.
Strategic vision, investor relations, and federal agency engagement. 40+ years in the blue-water ocean global transportation business, with deep expertise in naval architecture, marine engineering, and project management.
A licensed Professional Engineer with a strong background in naval architecture and marine engineering. Corey delivers client-focused solutions and manages complex maritime projects end to end.
Oversees daily production, resource allocation, and rapid MRO turnaround across the fabrication areas and travelift.
Past delivered work alongside the demand signals we're positioned to meet — workboats, sectional barges, ferry hulls, autonomous platforms.
RFQs, RFIs, capability sheet requests, site visits, NDA-level past performance.