The GMD Shipyard, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was established in Red Hook in 1975 as General Marine Diesel. Founders Carl Gomez and Manuel Martinez started the business as a machine shop at 528 Columbia St., primarily serving ships being offloaded in the Port of New York.

Booklet from the 65th Annual Dinner Dance and Journal Honoring GMD Shipyard Corp. by The Society of Port Engineers, New York June 1, 2013 linked below.