News
April 28, 2015
A Bigger Vigor
In March 2015, Vigor Industrial and Kvichak Marine Industries announced the companies were merging to unite their strengths in ship and boat building.
April 23, 2015
Tidewater Transportation & Terminals takes delivery of state-of-the-art towboat from Vigor Industrial
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, is pleased to announce they have taken delivery of Crown Point, a new custom-built, state-of-the-art towboat commissioned at Portland’s Vigor Industrial.
April 21, 2015
Vigor Industrial expands its new build capacity in Washington
Fabrication teams at Vigor Industrial’s Tacoma, Wash. shipyard have delivered three, 60’ x 24’ x 15.5’ breasting barges to Foss Maritime.
April 16, 2015
Kvichak Marine Industries to build two state-of-the-art aluminum passenger ferries for WETA
Kvichak Marine Industries, a Vigor Industrial Company, was recently awarded a contract by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco, CA for the design and construction of two all-aluminum 400 passenger-only ferries.
March 3, 2015
Kvichak Marine Industries and Vigor Industrial Combine to Draw Larger Projects and More Jobs to the Northwest
Kvichak Marine Industries and Vigor Industrial today announced the companies are merging to unite their strengths in the design and fabrication of aluminum workboats, shipbuilding, and boat building.
February 25, 2015
Vigor begins new era in cruise ship repair
From the late 1980’s to 2003, when its previous drydock was sold, the Swan Island shipyard in Portland was a major hub for cruise ship repair and modernization.
January 27, 2015
Taming the Arctic: One Ferry at a Time
Vigor Alaska is building two Day Boat Alaska Class Ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), which marks the first time that ferries for the state of Alaska are being built in Alaska.
January 13, 2015
USNS Mercy arrives in Portland
Yesterday Vigor Industrial proudly welcomed the men and women of the USNS MERCY to its Portland shipyard.
January 5, 2015
Oregon Iron Work’s VP elected to the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) board of directors
Patrick Leonard, P.E., vice president of Oregon Iron Work’s commercial division, was recently elected to serve on the AISC Board of Directors.