Federal contractor · MOBILE, AL
WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC
WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC received $59.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 14 awards (−38% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $676M. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($52.4M). It also received $22.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $59.9M
- New awards
- 14
- Sole-source
- 0.0%
- Single offer
- 0.0%
- UEI
- EJ75ZKJHF385
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 43.4MFY2017
- 54.6MFY2018
- 78.8MFY2019
- 60.2MFY2020
- 66.5MFY2021
- 50.2MFY2022
- 91.3MFY2023
- 74.7MFY2024
- 96.5MFY2025
- 59.9MFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- Department of the Navy$52.4M87%11 awards
- USTRANSCOM$7.5M13%3 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Transportation & logistics$59.9M100%
Where the work was performed
- Mobile County, AL$47.7M80%
- Nueces County, TX$9.2M15%
- Abroad$3.1M5.1%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition0.0%US 39% · $0
- Sole-source awards0.0%US 30% · $0
- Single-offer competitions0.0%US 8.7% · $0
- Urgency justifications0.0%US 5.1% · $0
A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.
Largest awards
- Department of the Navy· Mobile County, AL· Transportation & logistics· Dec 15, 2025 – Feb 24, 2026· N3220526C1212
- Department of the Navy· Mobile County, AL· Transportation & logistics· Dec 10, 2025 – Dec 10, 2025· N3220526C1208
- Department of the Navy· Mobile County, AL· Transportation & logistics· Jan 30, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026· N3220526C1219
- Department of the Navy· Mobile County, AL· Transportation & logistics· Jun 5, 2026 – Jun 5, 2026· N3220526P5159
- Department of the Navy· San Diego County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Aug 23, 2019 – Mar 20, 2026· N3220519C3375
- Department of the Navy· Nueces County, TX· Transportation & logistics· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· N3220526C1238
- USTRANSCOM· Mobile County, AL· Transportation & logistics· Nov 17, 2025 – Nov 17, 2025· HTC71126F7029
- Department of the Navy· Nueces County, TX· Transportation & logistics· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· N3220526C1239
Federal grants & assistance received
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC received $22.8M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 23 actions (4 new awards), +14% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program ($22.8M).
- Assistance · FY2026
- $22.8M
- New awards
- 4
- Actions
- 23
- Since FY2021
- $118.8M
Assistance by fiscal year
- 16.1MFY2021
- 19.8MFY2022
- 20.4MFY2023
- 19.8MFY2024
- 19.9MFY2025
- 22.8MFY2026
By type
- Direct payments$22.8M100%
Top programs
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program$22.8M100%
Awarding agencies
- Maritime Administration$22.8M100%Department of Transportation
Largest awards
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 3, 2025 – Feb 26, 2026· 24261MA58000
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 3, 2025 – Aug 10, 2026· 24261MA59000
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 3, 2025 – Aug 10, 2026· 24261MA61000
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 3, 2025 – Aug 10, 2026· 24261MA60000
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 25, 2024 – May 4, 2026· 24251MA60000
- 20.813 · Maritime Security Fleet Program or Ship Operations Cooperation Program· Maritime Administration· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 25, 2024 – May 4, 2026· 24251MA58000
Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.
Competitors
Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.
Compared on 2 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- SEALIFT INC. OF DELAWARE$199.8M−33% in FY2026OYSTER BAY, NY · 2 entities · 79% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportationUSTRANSCOM · Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation
- AMERICAN PETROLEUM TANKERS LLC$167M−67% in FY2026BLUE BELL, PA · 72% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation
- TSP TANKERS HOLDINGS LLC$146.6M−20% in FY2026DANIA BEACH, FL · 62% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation
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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.