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French private equity firm to acquire Vigor Marine Group

WorkBoat Staff

February 7, 2026

French private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners, Paris, has agreed to acquire shipbuilding and repair company Vigor Marine Group, Portland, Ore., from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, Dallas.

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Vigor Marine Group operates facilities in Seattle, Vanouver, Wash.; Norfolk, Va.; San Diego; and Portland, Ore. (pictured). Eric Haun photo.

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Senesco Marine's arc welder, purchased with a Small Shipyard Grant, can weld two 40'x40' plates together in about 90 minutes. It would take a person three to four days to do the job. Ben Hayden/WorkBoat photo.

Marad ups Small Shipyard Grant Program to $35 million

WorkBoat Staff

February 5, 2026

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The Small Shipyard Grant Coalition announced Feb. 4 that the federal Small Shipyard Grant Program will receive $35 million in fiscal year 2026 funding following the signing of the latest federal appropriations package.

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The M/V John D Nugent pushing pushing against solid ice downstream on the Illinois River near Astoria, Ill. American Commercial Barge Lines photo.

More cold forecast as ice besets US waters

WorkBoat Staff

February 5, 2026

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A renewed bout of Arctic air descending from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast Feb. 6-7 kept mariners and the Coast Guard working hard to maintain critical fuel and supply links and safe passenger ferry service in metro areas.

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J.E. McAmis specializes in marine construction projects, including jetty and breakwater construction, dredging, environmental restoration, and dam and spillway work. J.E. McAmis photo.

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The Coast Guard 65'harbor tug Hawser works in the icy Hudson River near Manhattan Jan. 27, 2026. Coast Guard photo.

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