What Vigor Marine Group does

Vigor Marine Group is a vertically integrated U.S. maritime services provider operating five shipyards and eight dry docks with more than 16,000 feet of pier space across Seattle, Portland, Vancouver (WA), San Diego, and Norfolk. The company delivers three interconnected service lines: Maintenance & Modernization (ship repair, drydocking, and modernization for U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, and commercial vessels), Marine Fabrication (design and construction of ferries, military craft, autonomous surface vessels, and workboats), and Marine Services (underwater hull services via Seaward Marine, environmental response via Accurate Marine, and industrial services including coatings, machining, and marine decking). Notable technical capabilities include the hybrid-electric conversion of the Washington State Ferry Wenatchee (the largest hybrid-electric vessel in the U.S.), 16 unmanned surface vessels built across five platforms including DARPA's Sea Hunter ACTUV prototype, and the proprietary Lamp Ray underwater robotic hull scanner.

Name

Vigor Marine Group

Legal name

Vigor Industrial LLC

Website

https://vigormarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Vigor Marine Group operates five U.S. shipyards providing ship maintenance, modernization, fabrication, and marine services primarily for the U.S. Navy, federal agencies, state ferry systems, and commercial cruise and fishing operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipbuilding and Marine Repair Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Propulsion MRO, Spares & Field Service (Overhauls, retrofits, upgrades) (IMAJAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft) (IMAJADAK)

Keywords

• Ship repair services
• Marine fabrication
• Vessel maintenance
• Shipbuilding
• Maritime services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Services: Core revenue stream from providing maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernization services for U.S. Navy vessels, Military Sealift Command ships, Coast Guard cutters, and other government maritime assets. Services include drydocking, upgrades, and sustainment work.
2. Marine Fabrication: Design and construction of vessels including ferries, workboats, pilot boats, tugboats, military craft, research vessels, and commercial ships. Revenue generated from new build projects and vessel conversions.
3. Marine Services: Specialized underwater services (Seaward Marine), environmental services (Accurate Marine), industrial services including coatings, machining, and marine decking. Ongoing operational support and sustainment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vigor Marine Group is an integrated U.S. maritime services provider operating five shipyards and eight dry docks across both U.S. coasts, delivering maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernization services for naval and commercial vessels, designing and constructing ferries, military craft, autonomous surface vessels, and specialized workboats in aluminum and steel, and providing underwater hull services, environmental services, and industrial coatings. The company generated nearly $1 billion in 2024 revenue and serves as a prime contractor to the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, Army, state ferry systems, cruise lines, and federal research agencies.

Product overview

Vigor Marine Group is an integrated maritime services provider operating five shipyards and eight dry docks with more than 16,000 feet of pier space across Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego, and Norfolk. The company offers three interconnected service lines: Maintenance & Modernization (ship repair, drydocking, and modernization for Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and commercial vessels), Marine Fabrication (design and construction of commercial ferries, military craft, autonomous surface vessels, workboats, and specialized vessels), and Marine Services (underwater hull services via Seaward Marine, environmental services via Accurate Marine, and industrial services including machining, coatings, and marine decking). Key vessel products include Washington State Ferries (144-car and 64-car classes), Alaska Class Ferries, WETA San Francisco passenger catamarans, autonomous vessels including DARPA's Sea Hunter, military craft (Combatant Craft Medium/Heavy, Maneuver Support Vessel Light), and specialized vessels such as the refrigerated ammonia barge The Harvest. The company employs approximately 2,700 workers and generated nearly $1 billion in revenue in 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maintenance & Modernization Comprehensive ship repair, maintenance, modernization, and drydocking services for U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, and commercial vessels across West and East coast facilities.
• Marine Fabrication Design and construction of aluminum and steel vessels including ferries, workboats, military craft, autonomous surface vessels, and specialized commercial vessels.
• Marine Services Integrated marine services including underwater hull cleaning and inspection, environmental services, industrial services (machining, coatings, marine decking), and 24/7 emergency spill response.
• Navy/Federal Agency Ship Repair & Modernization Fleet readiness support for U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Army, NOAA, and other federal agencies including modernization and repair of naval vessels, hospital ships, and government craft.
• Commercial Ship Repair & Conversion Ship repair, conversion, and refit services for commercial vessel operators including cruise ships, tankers, barges, tugs, fishing vessels, and ferries.
• Seaward Marine Services Underwater hull cleaning, inspection, non-destructive testing, and repairs for Navy and commercial ships since 1979, serving as U.S. Navy's prime contractor with average annual diving services exceeding 900 ships per year.
• Accurate Marine Environmental Environmental services including bilge and tank cleaning, chemical cleaning, hazardous material removal, 24/7 oil spill response, industrial wastewater treatment, and Coast Guard certified OSRO organization.
• Industrial Services Skilled craftspeople and project managers offering marine decking, machining (valves, pumps, gearboxes), and industrial coatings services with extensive shop facilities and mobile service teams.
• Maritime Security Vessels Mission-critical manned and unmanned vessels for U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and foreign allies including Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), Combatant Craft Medium/Heavy, and RB-M Tactical boats.
• Passenger Vessels (Ferries) Passenger ferries ranging from 64-car to 144-car vessels, aluminum catamarans, Alaska Class day boats, and hovercraft for state ferry systems and commercial operators.
• Workboat Fabrication High-quality aluminum and steel workboats including pilot boats, tugboats, research catamarans, debris recovery vessels, fireboats, and rapid response skimmers.
• Autonomous Vessels Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) including DARPA's Sea Hunter (ACTUV program) and Rafael Protector for anti-submarine warfare and naval swarm threat defense, totaling 16 USVs across 5 platforms.
• 144 Car Ferries Olympic-class auto/passenger ferries (362' x 83') with 144-vehicle and 1,500-passenger capacity built for Washington State Ferries including Tokitae, Samish, Chimacum, and Suquamish.
• 64 Car Ferries Kwa-di Tabil-class RO-RO passenger ferries (274' x 64') with 64-vehicle and 300-passenger capacity for Washington State Ferries including M/V Chetzemoka, Salish, and Kennewick.
• Alaska Class Ferries (Tazlina, Hubbard) Day boat Alaska Class Ferries (280' x 67') built at Ketchikan facility, first ferries ever built in Alaska by Alaskans, serving Lynn Canal route with 53-vehicle and 300-passenger capacity.
• 135 ft Passenger Catamaran (Hydrus Class) All-aluminum 400-passenger catamarans (135' x 38') with 27-knot service speed, equipped with MTU engines and SCR after-treatment systems, built for WETA San Francisco Bay ferry service.
• Sea Hunter (ACTUV) Autonomous surface vessel prototype for DARPA's Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program, designed for autonomous operation over thousands of kilometers for months without crew.
• Combatant Craft Heavy (CCH) Heavy combat craft built for the U.S. Navy for mission-critical operations.
• Combatant Craft Medium (CCM) Aluminum combat craft (60'7" x 13'2") with twin MTU 1250HP engines achieving 52-knot top speed, designed with Vigor, Michael Peters Yacht Design, and Leidos for 4 crew plus 19 passengers.
• Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSVL) U.S. Army's next-generation landing craft for maneuver support operations, built at Vigor's Vancouver, Washington aluminum fabrication facility.
• Refrigerated Liquefied Ammonia Barge (The Harvest) First complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for Jones Act trade since 1982, 508'3" x 96'2" with 22,000 ST cargo capacity and onboard re-liquefaction system maintaining cargo at -27 degrees F.
• San Francisco Fireboat (St. Francis) 88-foot fireboat with 18,000 GPM pumping capacity and ability to pump water into city water system for emergency response, San Francisco's first new fireboat in 60 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Washington State Ferry Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion responsible for 25% of ferry system's total annual fuel allotment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Samsung Heavy IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2025Strategic partnership to provide expanded maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. Combines Vigor Marine's MRO expertise with Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyards and advanced technology to offer forward-deployed repair operations. May explore opportunities to support U.S. shipbuilding, including potential return to shipbuilding operations in the Pacific Northwest.
• Saronic TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2025Strategic partnership to advance autonomous maritime capabilities for U.S. government and commercial customers. Combines Saronic's expertise in maritime autonomy with Vigor's experience in vessel fabrication, repair, and sustainment. Aims to create a full lifecycle solution ensuring government and commercial maritime customers are mission-ready while supporting U.S. national security priorities. Collaboration focuses on accelerating innovation and expanding industrial support for autonomy at scale.
• ABS (American Bureau of Shipping)minorOthersSeaward Marine Services holds ABS Recognized External Specialist certification as an In-water Survey Company.
• DNV (Det Norske Veritas)minorOthersSeaward Marine Services is DNV Certified for carrying out in-water surveys of ships, HSLC, and MOU's classed by the Society in accordance with Approval Programme No. 404/2001 and IACS UR Z17.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Austal USA: Mobile, Alabama-based builder of Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships, Spearhead-class EPFs, and other aluminum naval craft. Direct competitor to Vigor in U.S. naval small-craft and high-speed vessel programs, including recently added submarine construction.
• Conrad Shipyard: Louisiana-based builder of aluminum and steel patrol boats, offshore supply vessels, and government workboats. Comparable to Vigor's workboat fabrication business and to its smaller-craft Navy/Coast Guard portfolio.
• Bollinger Shipyards: Louisiana-based builder of patrol boats, cutters, and other small-to-medium naval vessels (e.g., Fast Response Cutters, Sentinel-class FRC). Comparable to Vigor in workboat fabrication for U.S. Coast Guard and Navy customers.
• General Dynamics NASSCO: Operates San Diego shipyard performing Navy ship repair, auxiliary vessel construction (e.g., T-AO fleet oilers), and commercial shipbuilding. Direct peer to Vigor's San Diego operations and competes head-to-head on West Coast Navy MRO and auxiliary contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Huntington Ingalls Industries: Largest U.S. military shipbuilder (Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding) and a major Navy sustainment provider. Directly comparable to Vigor as a Navy MRO and new-construction competitor, though at vastly greater scale and with deeper exposure to large surface combatants and submarines.
• BAE Systems Ship Repair: Operates multiple U.S. shipyards (Norfolk, San Diego, Jacksonville, Pearl Harbor) delivering Navy and Coast Guard MRO and modernization. Direct competitor for federal MRO contracts and comparable in scale and capability to Vigor's fleet of yards.
• Fincantieri Marine Group: U.S. subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri operating Marinette Marine and Bay Shipbuilding. Builds Littoral Combat Ships, tankers, and provides MRO services — comparable to Vigor as a trans-Atlantic naval and commercial shipbuilder.
• ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems: German naval shipbuilder (submarines, frigates, corvettes) with MRO capabilities. Comparable in scale and naval/shipbuilding expertise to Vigor's defense portfolio, though focused on European and international navies.

Others

• Oceaneering International: Provides underwater services (ROVs, inspection, intervention) to Navy and commercial maritime customers — directly comparable to Vigor's Seaward Marine Services subsidiary in underwater hull cleaning, inspection, and non-destructive testing.

Regional players

• Damen Shipyards: Dutch global shipbuilder with a broad portfolio of naval, workboat, and offshore vessels. Comparable in capabilities to Vigor's Marine Fabrication line, with overlap in patrol boats and amphibious craft — though primarily serving non-U.S. markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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