APRIL 16, 2015 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, a Vigor Industrial Company, was recently awarded a shipbuilding contract by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco, CA, for the design
APRIL 13, 2015—The $126-million Samish, the second of three 144-car ferries, was recently accepted by Washington State Ferries (WSF), Seattle, WA, following its delivery from Vigor Industrial. Following two months of sea
MARCH 26, 2015 — Unions affiliated with the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) have launched a new Americas Region task force group dedicated to protecting the rights of Latin American and Caribbean
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards reports that Joe O’Rourke is joining Victoria Shipyards to succeed Malcolm Barker as Vice President and General Manager when he retires, effective Spring 2015, following
JANUARY 16, 2015 — Vigor Industrial has awarded Ice Floe, LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders a contract to construct the superstructure portion of the third Olympic Class 144-car Washington State Ferry,
JANUARY 13, 2015 — The Alaska Marine Highway System and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial have selected Rolls-Royce to provide a highly efficient propulsion system for the two Alaska Class ferries to be built
JANUARY 5, 2015 — In a New Year message Hyundai Heavy Industries President and CEO Kwon Oh-gap told employees that the world’s largest shipbuilder has set its order target at $22.95 billion
NOVEMBER 25, 2014—The largest floating drydock in North America—the 80,000-ton lifting capacity Vigorous—got busy on November 17 with its first drydocking, after being christened by Vigor Industrial at its Portland, OR, facility.
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is stepping up its efforts to enforce Jones Act requirement on OCS operations. Law firm Blank Rome is encouraging owners and operators of
OCTOBER 29, 2014—The U.S. Department of Justice says that North Florida Shipyards, Jacksonville, FL, and its president, Matt Self, will pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims
