News
August 5, 2015
Hundreds turn out to see a traditional totem pole raising in Ketchikan, Alaska
Vigor’s Ketchikan shipyard held a traditional totem pole raising ceremony this weekend.
July 17, 2015
Vigor, formerly Oregon Iron Works, delivers two fireboats to the City of Portland
Vigor, formerly Oregon Iron Works, recently delivered two fireboats to the City of Portland for Portland Fire & Rescue.
June 23, 2015
Kvichak to build research catamaran for King County Environmental Laboratory
Kvichak Marine Industries, a Vigor company, was recently awarded a contract to design and build a 48’ all-aluminum foil assisted research catamaran for the King County Environmental Laboratory.
June 9, 2015
Second Olympic-class ferry delivered to Washington State Ferries
The second Olympic-class ferry, M/V Samish, was delivered last month to Washington State Ferries by Vigor.
June 9, 2015
Vigor built M/V Crown Point is featured in Pacific Maritime Magazine
The M/V Crown Point, the first of three tugs built by Vigor for Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, was featured in the June issue of Pacific Maritime.
May 7, 2015
Kvichak's Ever-Evolving Rapid Response Skimmer
The Kvichak Rapid Response Skimmer's primary mission is the removal of oils from the water surface in harbors and protected waters.
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.