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Grand Bahama Shipyard ...

... a “Robust” 2017 & a Record 2018

Vigor: New $20m Drydock

Vigor built on its ongoing investments in critical infra- ence upgrades. The vessel was delivered to the University structure in the Puget Sound in 2017 with the $20 million of Washington in December.

investment in another drydock. At 640 ft. long with a The Vigor Seattle team has also been busy for the U.S. clear width of 116 ft., the new dock will be the third, and Coast Guard, performing structural enhancement dry- largest, at Vigor’s Harbor Island shipyard. The drydock is dock availability (SEDA) for National Security Cutters expected to be operational in early ? rst quarter 2018 and Bertholf and Waesche. Completion of the complex struc- is part of Vigor’s ongoing commitment to make Harbor tural enhancements is designed to prevent long-term fa-

Island a primary destination for ship repair and conver- tigue damage which would result in additional life cycle sion on the West Coast for both commercial and govern- maintenance costs. The USS Frank Cable, a US Navy ment customers. submarine tender, underwent $56 million of improve-

Major repair and conversion projects completed at ments and maintenance, including more than 600,000

Vigor’s Harbor Island facility in Seattle in 2017 include pounds of steel renewal at Vigor’s Portland, Oregon ship- a mid-life extension and repower for R/V Thomas G. yard returning the near 40 year old ship to its designed

Thompson, the 274-ft. research vessel operated by the mission capabilities.

University of Washington. The $45 million project was In 2018, Vigor said it will be busy with a wide variety funded by the U.S. Navy’s Of? ce of Naval Research and of commercial and government vessels of varying com- the National Science Foundation and included a complete plexities. This includes re-powers and ship conversions, overhaul of the propulsion, navigation and core engineer- several cruise ships, ? shing trawlers, dredges, tankers, ing systems as well as improvements to lab space and sci- container ships and many other vessel types. 42 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • JANUARY 2018

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