Vigor
Vigor Marine Group is a U.S. provider of marine maintenance, repair and modernization (MRO), marine fabrication and marine services for naval, defense and commercial customers. The company operates shipyard and fabrication facilities in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver (WA), San Diego and Norfolk, with six drydocks and 29 berths, and employs roughly 2,700 people across the Pacific Northwest, Virginia and California. Work includes drydocking and topside repair, Navy and Military Sealift Command availabilities, Coast Guard icebreaker overhauls, aluminum and steel vessel fabrication, underwater ship husbandry and tank cleaning. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, it acts as a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, MSC, U.S. Coast Guard, state ferry systems, cruise operators and the commercial fishing industry.
Vigor Marine Group
Vigor Marine Group is a Portland, Oregon–based provider of marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication and marine services, operating as a full-service prime contractor to the defense and commercial maritime sectors. The company reported nearly $1 billion in revenue in 2024 and employs approximately 2,700 people across five locations. Recent projects include the dry dock availability for USCGC Healy, a docking-selected restricted availability on USS John S. McCain, a regular overhaul of USNS Washington Chambers and post-shakedown availability work on USNS Earl Warren. Vigor has announced strategic partnerships with Samsung Heavy Industries (forward-deployed MRO in the Indo-Pacific and a planned Pacific Northwest maritime training center) and with Saronic Technologies on autonomous surface vessel support.
Services
- Drydocking and topside repair for government and commercial vessels
- Government maintenance, modernization and repair availabilities (U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Coast Guard)
- Commercial ship repair and conversion
- Marine fabrication in aluminum and steel, including small to medium vessels and foreign military sales
- Seaward Marine Services: underwater hull cleaning, inspection, non-destructive testing and repair — U.S. Navy prime contractor since 1979
- Accurate Marine Environmental: bilge and tank cleaning, chemical cleaning, gas free engineering, hazardous and non-hazardous material removal
- Industrial services: marine decking, machining and coatings
Facilities
- Five locations: Seattle WA, Portland OR, Vancouver WA, San Diego CA and Norfolk VA, plus a waterfront facility in Portsmouth, VA
- Six drydocks and 29 berths company-wide; more than 17,000 ft of pier space
- Seattle (Harbor Island): 27 acres, three drydocks — Evolution (640 ft x 115 ft, 22,000 LT), Vigilant (448 ft x 87 ft, 11,000 LT) and Drydock #10 (552 ft x 93 ft, 17,000 LT); 12 cranes including a Whirley to 150 t; four piers totalling over 4,900 ft
- Portland: Swan Island shipyard
Vessel Types
- Navy destroyers, littoral combat ships, amphibious ships and MSC auxiliaries
- Coast Guard polar and medium icebreakers
- Ferries from 23-car to 144-car, catamarans, hovercraft, variable draft landing craft
- Port security, patrol, combat and unmanned craft
- Barges, tugs, fishing vessels, pilot boats, crew boats, oil skimmers
- Cruise ships and offshore oil and gas vessels
Location
- Headquarters: Portland, Oregon (5555 N Channel Ave)
- Additional sites: Seattle WA, Vancouver WA, San Diego CA, Norfolk VA, Portsmouth VA