Vigor Marine

Vigor Marine is the leading ship repair specialist in the Pacific Northwest. For fishing and cargo and tanker ships. Ferries and national security vessels. For tugs and barges to transoceanic ships and more, we fix, overhaul and modernize single vessels and major global fleets. Vigor Marine. The right-sized facilities and an experienced workforce to meet our customers' needs. On budget and on time.

Facilities

Vigor Marine provides ship repair and modernization services in four prime locations in the Northwest. Our teams also stand ready to travel to our customers' piers and vessels whenever needed.

Portland: a prime location for shipbuilding and repair for more than six decades

  • 60-acre yard on the Willamette River
  • Fresh-water channel dredged to a depth of 40 feet (12.2 m)
  • Salt-free environment, mild climate and sheltered location

Drydock 5

  • Lift capacity: 30,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 246 x 140 ft (75 x 42.7m)

Drydock 3

  • Lift capacity: 27,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 661 x 114 ft (201.5 x 34.7 m)

Drydock 1

  • Lift capacity: 15,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 598 x 88 ft (182.3 x 26.7 m)

Repair & Lay-Up Berths

  • 9,665 feet (2,945 m) of berthage ranging from 370 feet (112.8 m) to 1,110 feet (338.36 m), with a maximum draught of 40 feet (12.2 m)
  • Cranes
  • 17 Whirley cranes with a tandem lift capacity of 220 long tons
  • 1 Gantry crane with lift capacity up to 600t

Full Service Capabilities

  • 360,000 sq. ft. (33,445 m2) of covered fab and shop area
  • Two state-of-the-art machine shops with three overhead cranes, 11 lathes with capacity up to 60" (152 cm) and lengths up to 38 feet (11.5 m), six milling machines, four grinders, five drill presses, planers, shapers and lapping machines
  • Full-service pipe and sheet metal shops equipped to fabricate, repair, bend, burn, shear and install all materials to any size
  • Valve shop servicing all types, materials and sizes
  • Electrical and electronic repair facility capable of fiber optic cable installation
  • Structural fabrication shop to roll, press and cut heavy steel plates and structures to any size
  • Special barge to perform in-water rudder removal (30-ton capacity)
  • Ballast Water Treatment Plant
  • Compressed air, electricity, garbage sterilization, natural gas, oxygen, potable water, river water, sewer disposal, steam and telephone
 

Seattle: a century of quality ship repair on Harbor Island

  • 27-acre yard on Elliott Bay, adjacent to downtown Seattle
  • Protected waters, mild climate and sheltered location
  • Strong intermodal connections

Drydock 10

  • Lift capacity: 18,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 552 x 93 ft (168.3 x 28.4m)

Drydock 3

  • Lift capacity: 12,500 LT
  • Dimensions: 500 x 134 ft (152 x 41m)

Drydock 1

  • Lift capacity: 17,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 528 x 87 ft (160.9 x 26.5m)

Cranes

  • 13 Whirley cranes with capacities from 20 to 150 tons

Full Service Capabilities

  • Steel and aluminum certified personnel
  • 170,000 SF covered shop/fab areas including machining and paint shops
  • 100t LeBlond lathe
  • Customer offices, electricity, garbage sterilization, natural gas, oxygen, potable water, river water, sewer disposal, steam and telephone
 

Tacoma: experts in vessel repairs, upgrades and extensions

  • full-service five-acre shipyard along the Middle Waterway
  • sheltered location just off Commencement Bay, with easy Interstate and intermodal access

Drydock 1

  • Lift capacity: 2,800 LT
  • Dimensions: 389 x 57 ft (118.6 x 17.4m)

Marine Railway

  • Lift capacity: 500 LT
  • Dimensions: 180 x 50 ft (55 x 15.2m)

Repair & Lay-Up Berths

  • 700 feet of pier space; Commencement Bay end depth approximately 16 feet

Cranes

  • Four cranes with lifting capacity from 10t to 55t on site
 

Everett: serving the Puget Sound maritime community for seven decades

  • full-service 3.6-acre shipyard in central Puget Sound
  • located in close proximity to Naval Station Everett

Drydock 3

  • Lift capacity: 1,000 LT
  • Dimensions: 200 x 60 ft (61 x 18.3m)

Repair & Lay-Up Berths

  • Two piers totaling 1,280 feet in length

Cranes

  • Seven cranes available on location with lifting capacity from 10t to 45t
 

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